From 4e9fb96b1466a148ba7afc9afe03f6e8807066aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Truog <mjtruog@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 11:23:46 -0700
Subject: Add otp_build update_primary to HOWTO INSTALL

Document the existence of the otp_build update_primary command,
to verify that the bootstrap beam files match the source files.
---
 HOWTO/INSTALL.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

(limited to 'HOWTO')

diff --git a/HOWTO/INSTALL.md b/HOWTO/INSTALL.md
index 551ecdd224..447a23128f 100644
--- a/HOWTO/INSTALL.md
+++ b/HOWTO/INSTALL.md
@@ -568,6 +568,10 @@ as before, but the build process will take a much longer time.
 > 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 ####
 
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