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 # Building
 
 [install nodejs and npm](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installation),
-clone [coffee-script](https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/),
-cd into it and run `npm link`, clone 4chan x, cd into it and run `cake dev &`.
+install [coffee-script](https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/) with
+`npm install -g coffee-script`, clone 4chan x, cd into it and run
+`npm link coffee-script`. actually build it with `cake dev &`.
 kill the process with `killall node`.