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clarify build instructions #1287

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Expand Up @@ -49,14 +49,13 @@ $ curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh

- Windows

Make sure you have Visual Studio 2015 with C++ support installed, download and run [rustup](https://static.rust-lang.org/rustup/dist/x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/rustup-init.exe) and use the following command to setup msvc toolchain:
Make sure you have Visual Studio 2015 with C++ support installed. Next, use the following commands to install and set up the msvc toolchain:
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The command won't work unless user installs rustup first

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$ rustup toolchain install stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
$ rustup default stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
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default will install the toolchain, so the first command is not required

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```
rustup default stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
```


Then, download and build Parity:
Once you have rustup, download and build parity:

```bash
# download Parity code
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```

This will produce an executable in the `target/release` subdirectory.
Either run `cd target/release`, or copy `target/release/parity` to another location.
Either run `cd target/release` or copy `target/release/parity` to another location.

To get started, just run
```bash
$ parity
```

and parity will begin syncing the Ethereum blockchain.
and parity will begin syncing the Ethereum blockchain.