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@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ following principles:
 Building
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-The library is built using Ant or Maven, pick your poison. If you use ant, you
-will need to obtain the jar files enumerated in etc/libs-incl.xml and place
-them in the lib/ directory. If you use Maven, the dependencies will be
-automatically fetched.
+The library is built using Ant or Maven, pick your poison. Dependencies are
+automatically fetched regardless of whether you use Ant or Maven.
 
 Invoke Ant with any of the following targets: