diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
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@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ PostgreSQL 6.3p1             Sun Mar 22 00:19:35 EST 1998
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 A dump/restore is NOT required for those running 6.3.  A 'make clean',
-'make', and 'make install' is all that is required.  You may want to
-re-link your any custom applications that use PostgreSQL libraries.
+'make', and 'make install' is all that is required.  This last step
+should be performed while the postmaster is not running.  You should
+re-link any custom applications that use PostgreSQL libraries.
 
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