-.\" $OpenBSD: release.8,v 1.86 2017/01/24 14:08:53 tb Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: release.8,v 1.87 2017/04/18 13:21:36 tb Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2000 Marco S. Hyman
.\" Copyright (c) 2016 Theo Buehler <tb@openbsd.org>
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-.Dd $Mdocdate: January 24 2017 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: April 18 2017 $
.Dt RELEASE 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Ss 3. Build a new base system
The build process will place the object files in a tree under
.Pa /usr/obj .
-This directory should be empty and owned by build:wobj with mode 770.
+This directory must be owned by build:wobj with mode 770.
+.Pp
+The first time, the
+.Pa /usr/obj
+directory
+.Em must be
+cleaned out completely before proceeding to avoid permission issues.
+After a succesful
+.Nm
+build, this is no longer needed.
.Pp
Create the tree of obj directories and begin the build:
.Bd -literal -offset indent