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Make getting the source code a little clearer

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@ -67,8 +67,12 @@ and you will most likely get help from one of |app|'s many developers.
Getting the code
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|app| uses `Bazaar <http://bazaar-vcs.org/>`_, a distributed version control system. Bazaar is available on all the platforms |app| supports.
After installing Bazaar, you can get the |app| source code with the command::
You can get the |app| source code in two ways, using a version control system or
directly downloading a `tarball <http://status.calibre-ebook.com/dist/src>`_.
|app| uses `Bazaar <http://bazaar-vcs.org/>`_, a distributed version control
system. Bazaar is available on all the platforms |app| supports. After
installing Bazaar, you can get the |app| source code with the command::
bzr branch lp:calibre
@ -124,6 +128,8 @@ discuss them in the forum or contact Kovid directly (his email address is all ov
Windows development environment
---------------------------------
.. note:: You must also get the |app| source code separately as described above.
Install |app| normally, using the Windows installer. Then open a Command Prompt and change to
the previously checked out |app| code directory. For example::
@ -153,6 +159,8 @@ near the top of the file. Now run the command :command:`calibredb`. The very fir
OS X development environment
------------------------------
.. note:: You must also get the |app| source code separately as described above.
Install |app| normally using the provided .dmg. Then open a Terminal and change to
the previously checked out |app| code directory, for example::
@ -183,6 +191,8 @@ window, indicating that you are running from source.
Linux development environment
------------------------------
.. note:: You must also get the |app| source code separately as described above.
|app| is primarily developed on Linux. You have two choices in setting up the development environment. You can install the
|app| binary as normal and use that as a runtime environment to do your development. This approach is similar to that
used in Windows and OS X. Alternatively, you can install |app| from source. Instructions for setting up a development