pjfanning commented on code in PR #337:
URL: https://github.com/apache/incubator-pekko/pull/337#discussion_r1204155389


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README.md:
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@@ -10,19 +9,22 @@ Using these abstractions, Pekko also provides libraries for 
persistence, streams
 
 Pekko is a fork of [Akka](https://github.com/akka/akka) 2.6.x, prior to the 
Akka project's adoption of the Business Source License.
 
-Reference Documentation
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+## Reference Documentation
 
 See https://pekko.apache.org for the documentation including the API docs. The 
docs for all the Apache Pekko modules can be found there.
 
-Building from Source
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+## Building from Source
 
+### Prerequisites
 - Make sure you have installed a Java Development Kit (JDK) version 11 or 
later.
 - Make sure you have [sbt](https://www.scala-sbt.org/) installed and using 
this JDK.
 - Make sure you also have Java 8 installed (JDK or JRE).
-- Use git to clone the [repo](https://github.com/apache/incubator-pekko) or 
download a source release from https://pekko.apache.org
-- Open a command window and change directory to the directory where you 
installed the source
+- [Graphvis](https://graphviz.gitlab.io/download/) is needed for the scaladoc 
generation build task, which is part of the release.
+
+### Running the Build
+- Open a command window and change directory to your preferred base directory
+- Use git to clone the [repo](https://github.com/apache/incubator-pekko) or 
download a source release from https://pekko.apache.org (and unzip or untar it, 
as appropriate)

Review Comment:
   @raboof I ran a build in a dir with the source but that was not under git 
control. The jars that were built came out with names like:
   
   pekko-remote_2.13-HEAD+20230524-1416.jar



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