-1. Qt/Mac Free Edition, version 4. This library is GPL-licensed
-and can be downloaded from
-<http://www.trolltech.com/download/qt/mac.html>. You will need to
-compile it yourself (as described below).
+Note: Only Qt/Mac is needed for building official LyX releases, and
+so steps 2 and 3 can be skipped in these cases. Those wanting to
+build developmental versions must have automake and gettext as
+well.
+
+1. Qt/Mac Opensource Edition, version 4. This library is GPL-
+licensed and can be downloaded from
+<http://www.trolltech.com/download/qt/mac.html>. To compile it,
+create a directory where you want to install QT4. In the following,
+the full path to this directory is called /path/to/QT4
+Decompress Qt/Mac in a convenient directory, cd to the top of the
+Qt source hierarcy, and enter:
+
+ ./configure -static -no-exceptions -nomake examples -nomake tools -nomake demos -prefix /path/to/QT4
+ make
+ make install
+ cd /path/to/QT4/lib
+ rm *.la