Update README.arm

jonathanvdc · Sep 10, 2014 · a10c09d · a10c09d
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@@ -2,10 +2,22 @@ Compiling on ARM
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 Julia has been compiled on several ARMv7 / Cortex A15 Samsung Chromebooks running
-Ubuntu Linux. The port is still a work in progress, and several tests are known to
-be failing.
+Ubuntu Linux. This is a work in progress: several tests are known to fail, and
+backtraces are not available.
 
-In addition to the standard `build-essentials` toolchain, the following libraries
+Please start from the standard [build instructions](README.md#source-download-and-compilation),
+in particular the Linux notes.
+
+In addition to the standard `build-essentials` toolchain the following libraries
 must be installed to build on ARM:
 
-- libblas3gf, liblapack3gf, libsuitesparse-dev, libfftw3-dev, libgmp3-dev, libmpfr-dev
+- libblas3gf, liblapack3gf, libfftw3-dev, libgmp3-dev, libmpfr-dev
+
+Next, create a file in the `julia` directory called `Make.user` with the
+following contents:
+
+```
+include $(JULIAHOME)/ARM.inc
+```
+
+Then proceed to build as described in the primary README.