From f3cdfac3e337d6b379ecfe75cab8bca331fb502f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Weaver <31134699+dANW34V3R@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2023 16:23:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update README with clean instructions

Addresses issue #1196

Signed-off-by: Dan Weaver <31134699+dANW34V3R@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 README.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f6e93b8d49b..98fda1ffcb9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,22 @@ upstream sources exists in $(DISTDIR), it will be used; the default location
 is /var/cache/distfiles.  Your computer will need about 8 GiB of disk space to
 complete the process.
 
+### Clean Installation
+
+It is recommended to do clean builds to avoid problems with outdated stamp 
+files. This can be done with the following commands where `$RISCV` is the 
+install path used by the previous build:
+
+    rm -r $RISCV
+    git clean -fXd
+    
+`configure` can then be rerun.
+
+Partial rebuilds can be done by deleting the respective files in `stamps/` and 
+rerunning `make` but is not recommended if the sources have changed due to 
+possible interdependencies of the steps.
+
+
 ### Installation (Newlib)
 
 To build the Newlib cross-compiler, pick an install path (that is writeable).

From 0042f99f99a9d9420b98ab854e7aad1fd47d49cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Weaver <31134699+dANW34V3R@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2023 16:31:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Remove  newline

Signed-off-by: Dan Weaver <31134699+dANW34V3R@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 README.md | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 98fda1ffcb9..38b33b5e822 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ Partial rebuilds can be done by deleting the respective files in `stamps/` and
 rerunning `make` but is not recommended if the sources have changed due to 
 possible interdependencies of the steps.
 
-
 ### Installation (Newlib)
 
 To build the Newlib cross-compiler, pick an install path (that is writeable).