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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
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+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -210,12 +210,11 @@ To that end, all the command-line tools can be used even if you have not
run @code{make install}. To do that, you first need to have an
environment with all the dependencies available (@pxref{Building from
Git}), and then simply prefix each command with @command{./pre-inst-env}
-(the @file{pre-inst-env} script lives in the top build tree of Guix; it
-is generated by running @command{./bootstrap} followed by
-@command{./configure}). As an example, here is how you would build the
-@code{hello} package as defined in your working tree (this assumes
-@command{guix-daemon} is already running on your system; it's OK if it's
-a different version):
+(the @file{pre-inst-env} script lives in the top build tree of Guix;
+@pxref{Building from Git} to generate it). As an example, here is how you
+would build the @code{hello} package as defined in your working tree (this
+assumes @command{guix-daemon} is already running on your system; it's OK if
+it's a different version):
@example
$ ./pre-inst-env guix build hello