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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/cappuccino/cappuccino.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/cappuccino/cappuccino) [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/cappuccino/cappuccino](https://badges.gitter.im/cappuccino/cappuccino.svg)](https://gitter.im/cappuccino/cappuccino?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/cappuccino/cappuccino.svg?branch=master)](
+  https://travis-ci.org/cappuccino/cappuccino)
+[![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/cappuccino/cappuccino](https://badges.gitter.im/cappuccino/cappuccino.svg)](
+  https://gitter.im/cappuccino/cappuccino?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
 
 Welcome to Cappuccino!
 ======================
@@ -8,7 +11,8 @@ Introduction
 Cappuccino is an open source framework that makes it easy to build
 desktop-caliber applications that run in a web browser.
 
-With Cappuccino, you don't concern yourself with HTML, CSS, or the DOM. You  write applications with the APIs from Apple's Cocoa frameworks and the Objective-J language.
+With Cappuccino, you don't concern yourself with HTML, CSS, or the DOM. You  write applications with the APIs from 
+Apple's Cocoa frameworks and the Objective-J language.
 
 Check out a [live demo of the widgets in Cappuccino](https://cappuccino-testbook.5apps.com/#ThemeKitchenSink)
 
@@ -37,11 +41,13 @@ However, you can also work on other platforms using only a simple text editor.
 Node.js version alpha
 ------------------ 
 
-There is currently an ongoing effort to switch JavaScript platform from [Narwhal](https://narwhaljs.org/) to Node.js. To try the Node.js version, do the following:
+There is currently an ongoing effort to switch JavaScript platform from [Narwhal](https://narwhaljs.org/) to Node.js.
+To try the Node.js version, do the following:
 
 1. Install Node.js and npm from the [Node.js website](https://nodejs.org/en/).
   
-2. Run `npm set prefix ~/.npm`. This will set the default install location for npm to `~/.npm`. The reasoning behind this is outlined in the section about permission issues below.
+2. Run `npm set prefix ~/.npm`. This will set the default install location for npm to `~/.npm`. The reasoning behind 
+this is outlined in the section about permission issues below.
 
 3. Add this line to your `.zshrc` or equivalent.
     ```bash
@@ -50,13 +56,16 @@ There is currently an ongoing effort to switch JavaScript platform from [Narwhal
 
 4. Restart your shell.
 
-4. Run `npm install -g @objj/cappuccino`.
+5. Run `npm install -g @objj/cappuccino`.
 
-5. Done! See below for basic usage.
+6. Done! See below for basic usage.
 
 ### Permisson issues
 
-By default npm uses `/usr/local/lib/node_modules` as the install location for globally installed packages. This causes problems since users typically lack write permissions there. It is therefore recommended to either use a version manager, or change npm's default install location manually (which is what we did above). For more details on how to do this, see [this article](https://docs.npmjs.com/resolving-eacces-permissions-errors-when-installing-packages-globally).
+By default npm uses `/usr/local/lib/node_modules` as the install location for globally installed packages. This causes
+problems since users typically lack write permissions there. It is therefore recommended to either use a version
+manager, or change npm's default install location manually (which is what we did above). For more details on how to do
+this, see [this article](https://docs.npmjs.com/resolving-eacces-permissions-errors-when-installing-packages-globally).
 
 ### Basic usage
 
@@ -69,23 +78,28 @@ If the install succeeded you will be able to do the following to create a simple
 
 ### Building Cappuccino from source
 
-If you want to build Cappuccino from source you should clone the GitHub repository at https://github.com/cappuccino/cappuccino/ and checkout the `node-jake` branch. Then you can use the command `jake install` to install Cappuccino and its tools locally. 
+If you want to build Cappuccino from source you should clone the GitHub repository at 
+https://github.com/cappuccino/cappuccino/ and checkout the `node-jake` branch. Then you can use the command
+`jake install` to install Cappuccino and its tools locally. 
 
 To summarize:
 
 1. `git clone https://github.com/cappuccino/cappuccino.git`
 2. `cd cappuccino`
-3. `git checkout node-jake`
+3. `git checkout node`
 4. Make changes to the codebase.
-5. `jake install`
+5. Make sure the environment variable `$CAPP_BUILD` is set to the desired build path.
+6. Run `jake install` to build and install Cappuccino.
 
-Beware that building and installing Cappuccino from source will overwrite the binaries installed from npm. To go back, simply run `npm install -g @objj/cappuccino` again.
+Beware that building and installing Cappuccino from source will overwrite the binaries installed from npm. To undo this,
+ simply run `npm install -g @objj/cappuccino` again.
 
 Getting Started
 ---------------
 To write you first application, [download the starter package](http://www.cappuccino-project.org/#download).
 
-To contribute to Cappuccino, please read here: [Getting and Building the Source](https://github.com/cappuccino/cappuccino/wiki/Getting-and-building-the-source).
+To contribute to Cappuccino, please read here: [Getting and Building the Source](
+  https://github.com/cappuccino/cappuccino/wiki/Getting-and-building-the-source).
 
 License
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