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@@ -4,5 +4,11 @@ ported to FreeBSD and now there is a functional Linux ZFS kernel port
too. The port currently includes a fully functional and stable SPA, DMU,
and ZVOL with a ZFS Posix Layer (ZPL) on the way!
-Documentation for building, configuring, and using ZFS can be found at:
-<http://wiki.github.com/behlendorf/zfs/>
+To build packages for your distribution, first build and install the
+SPL packages <http://wiki.github.com/behlendorf/spl/> then:
+
+$ ./configure
+$ make pkg
+
+Full documentation for building, configuring, and using ZFS can be
+found at: <http://wiki.github.com/behlendorf/zfs/>