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@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ Clone this repository with the following command line:
 git clone https://gitlab.pasteur.fr/vlegrand/FQreport.git
 ```
 
-In a command-line window, go to the _src/build/_ directory, and type:
+In a command-line window, go to the _src directory and create a build_ directory, and type:
 
 ```bash
-./configure
-make check
-make
+cd build
+cmake ..
+cmake --build . or make
 ```
 
 This will create the native executable `fqreport` that can be run with the following command line model: