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 ### Building without make
 ```bash
+git clone https://github.com/vlang/v
+cd v
 # Download the V compiler's source translated to C
 curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vlang/vc/master/v.c
 cc -std=gnu11 -w -o v v.c -lm  # Build it with Clang or GCC