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diff --git a/doc/hacking.md b/doc/hacking.md index 1268f36fb1..fcaead8965 100644 --- a/doc/hacking.md +++ b/doc/hacking.md @@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ If you are frequently building Ruby, this will reduce the time it takes to `make ../configure --disable-install-doc ``` +### Unexplainable Build Errors + +If you are having unexplainable build errors, after saving all your work, try running `git clean -xfd` in the source root to remove all git ignored local files. If you are working from a source directory that's been updated several times, you may have temporary build artefacts from previous releases which can cause build failures. + ## Running Ruby ### Run Local Test Script |