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Expand Up @@ -187,6 +187,26 @@ GNU `coreutils` installed to run the build scripts:

6. [Download the repository](#2-downloading-the-repository).

> [!TIP]
> You can run a persistent Wine server in the background to speed up builds.
>
> To do this, open the Wine Stable application from your Applications folder.
> In the terminal window that opens, run the following command:
>
> ```zsh
> wineserver -p
> ```
>
> When trying to build the repository, the first invocation of `make` may hang
> on compiling a file. If that happens, hit Control+C to interrupt the build,
> and run `make` again.
>
> If you need to stop the Wine server, run the following command:
>
> ```zsh
> wineserver -k
> ```

### Linux

> [!NOTE]
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