Index: INSTALL
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--- INSTALL	(revision 17537)
+++ INSTALL	(working copy)
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@
       want to use Subversion to connect to a server over ra_dav (via a
       http:// or https:// url), you will require Neon.
 
-      The Neon library source code can be installed in "./neon" if you
-      want Subversion to build it as part of the Subversion build process.
       The source code is included with the latest Subversion tarball, and it
       can also be obtained from:
 
@@ -155,19 +153,35 @@
             -or-
           http://www.webdav.org/neon/neon-0.25.3.tar.gz
 
-      Unpack the archive using tar/gunzip and rename the resulting
+      Building neon as part of the subversion build:
+
+      The Neon library source code can be installed in "./neon" if you
+      want Subversion to build it as part of the Subversion build process.
+
+      Unpack the archive using tar/gunzip. Rename the resulting
       directory from ./neon-0.XX.Y to just "./neon".
 
-      Without source code, a previously compiled library can be picked up
-      from the standard locations. If you want to specify a nonstandard
-      location, you need to use the LDFLAGS environment variable when
-      you run "./configure". You may also have to specify where the
-      neon-config script (which identifies various features of the Neon
-      library) is kept by giving the "--with-neon=" option to
-      "./configure". Note that the script should be kept in a "bin"
-      subdirectory beneath wherever "--with-neon" is pointed.
+      Using neon as an external library:
 
+      It is however, recommended to keep the neon installation out of
+      the subversion working copy. This is because, most developers have
+      multiple working copies of the code, and it is advisable to keep a
+      single copy of the neon library for all instances. To do this, obtain
+      the neon source from the one of the above locations, untar/unzip,
+      build and install neon. Follow the below steps to refer to this neon 
+      installation during the subversion build.
 
+      With or without the source code, a previously compiled library
+      can be picked up from the standard locations. If you want to
+      specify a nonstandard location, you need to use the LDFLAGS
+      environment variable when you run "./configure". You may also
+      have to specify where the neon-config script (which identifies
+      various features of the Neon library) is kept by giving the
+      "--with-neon=" option to "./configure". Note that the script should be
+      kept in a "bin" subdirectory beneath wherever "--with-neon" is
+      pointed.
+
+
       5.  Berkeley DB 4.X
 
       Berkeley DB is needed to build a Subversion server that supports