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diff --git a/Configure.pl b/Configure.pl
index a385876..7e1301b 100755
--- a/Configure.pl
+++ b/Configure.pl
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ General Options:
nqp, java etc.
--sysroot=dir When given, use for searching runtime components here
--backends=list Backends to use: $backends
- --gen-moar Download and build a copy of MoarVM to use
+ --gen-moar Download, build, and install a copy of MoarVM to use
--moar-option='--option=value'
Options to pass to MoarVM configuration for --gen-moar
--with-asm='/path/to/jar'
@@ -311,6 +311,10 @@ General Options:
For example: --git-reference=/home/user/repo/for_perl6
Folders 'nqp', 'MoarVM' with corresponding git repos should be in for_perl6 folder
+Please note that the --gen-moar option is there for convenience only and will
+actually immediately compile and install moar. Moar will live under the path
+given to --prefix, unless other targeting options are used.
+
Configure.pl also reads options from 'config.default' in the current directory.
END
diff --git a/Configure.pl b/Configure.pl
index d2ce0b8..625669c 100644
--- a/Configure.pl
+++ b/Configure.pl
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ General Options:
--backends=jvm,moar
Which backend(s) to use (or ALL for all of them)
--gen-nqp[=branch]
- Download and build a copy of NQP
+ Download, build, and install a copy of NQP
--gen-moar[=branch]
- Download and build a copy of MoarVM to use
+ Download, build, and install a copy of MoarVM to use
--make-install Install Rakudo after configuration is done
--moar-option='--option=value'
Options to pass to MoarVM's Configure.pl
@@ -384,6 +384,11 @@ General Options:
--makefile-timing Enable timing of individual makefile commands
--no-clean Skip cleanup before installation
+Please note that the --gen-moar and --gen-nqp options are there for convenience
+only and will actually immediately compile and install moar and nqp
+respectively. They will live under the path given to --prefix, unless other
+targeting options are used.
+
Configure.pl also reads options from 'config.default' in the current directory.
END
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