# HG changeset patch
# User Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org>
# Date 1332041050 14400
# Node ID 3d628878e1093c4eeec5598064718e53380c6396
# Parent  e995b1c97e13203544a50f10b1b956a7fa09fd3e
doc: Reword the manual section on getting build dependencies

diff --git a/doc/interpreter/install.txi b/doc/interpreter/install.txi
--- a/doc/interpreter/install.txi
+++ b/doc/interpreter/install.txi
@@ -65,16 +65,19 @@
 yourself.
 
 @menu
-* Tips for Specific Systems::
+* Obtaining the Depencies Automatically::
 * Build Tools::
 * External Packages::
 @end menu
 
-@node Tips for Specific Systems
-@subsection Tips for Specific Systems
+@node Obtaining the Depencies Automatically
+@subsection Obtaining the Depencies Automatically
 
-The names of pre-compiled packages vary by system and do not always
-match exactly the names listed above.
+On some systems you can obtain many of Octave's build dependencies
+automatically. The commands for doing this vary by system. Similarly,
+the names of pre-compiled packages vary by system and do not always
+match exactly the names listed in @ref{Build Tools} and @ref{External
+Packages}.
 
 You will usually need the development version of an external dependency
 so that you get the libraries and header files for building software,
diff --git a/doc/interpreter/octave.texi b/doc/interpreter/octave.texi
--- a/doc/interpreter/octave.texi
+++ b/doc/interpreter/octave.texi
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@
 
 Build Dependencies
 
-* Tips for Specific Systems::
+* Obtaining the Depencies Automatically::
 * Build Tools::
 * External Packages::