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 @subsection Shell scripts aren't running properly from my makefiles?
 
-@strong{(Please note: This section has not yet been updated for the latest
-net release.)}
-
-You need to have . (dot) in your $PATH.  You should NOT need to add
-/bin/sh in front of each and every shell script invoked in your
-Makefiles.
+If your scripts are in the current directory, you must have @samp{.}
+(dot) in your $PATH.  (It is not normally there by default.)  Otherwise,
+you would need to add /bin/sh in front of each and every shell script
+invoked in your Makefiles.
 
 @subsection What preprocessor do I need to know about?