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@@ -10,9 +10,44 @@ MAN PAGES
 ---------
   * link:rrqnet.8.adoc[The rrqnet man page]
   * link:rrqnet-cron.sh.8.adoc[The rrqnet-cron.sh man page]
+  * link:rrqnet-ifupdown.sh.8.adoc[The rrqnet-ifupdown.sh man page]
 
 Devuan Packages
 ---------------
 
   * The *rrqnet* package contains the binaries and their man pages,
 as well as the utility scripting.
+
+Doing it by hand
+----------------
+
+
+Building
+~~~~~~~~
+
+.make
+[caption='Command {counter:Command}: ']
+====
+This command builds the static executable *rrqnet* and documentation
+as "man" pages and HTML formats (using asciidoc).
+====
+
+.make rrqnet
+[caption='Command {counter:Command}: ']
+====
+This command builds only the static executable *rrqnet*.
+====
+
+Installing
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The executable (*rrqnet*) should be installed as a system executable
+that in particular needs to be able to use network interfaces and
+(usually) create a tap.
+
+There are two helper scripts for adminstrating *rrqnet* virtual
+cabling:
+
+  * *rrqnet-cron.sh* for cron based persistence with bespoke configuration
+  * *rrqnet-ifupdown.sh* for adminstraion via *ifupdown*
+