Add warning about tarballs.

2015-04-10 13:53:32 +02:00 · 2015-04-10 13:53:32 +02:00 · f81cbb00c6
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--- a/README.md
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@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ it will be the recommended way of installing Prometheus.

 ### Use `make`

+Clone the repository in the usual way with `git clone`. _Do not
+download and unpack the source archives provided by GitHub._ (The
+makefile depends on running in a git repository. This will be fixed
+eventually.)
+
 In most circumstances, the following should work:

    $ make build