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> automatically when `make` is invoked from `$ERL_TOP` with either the
> `clean` target, or the default target. It is also automatically invoked
> if `./otp_build remove_prebuilt_files` is invoked.
+>
+> If you need to verify the bootstrap beam files match the provided
+> source files, use `./otp_build update_primary` to create a new commit that
+> contains differences, if any exist.
#### How to Build a Debug Enabled Erlang RunTime System ####