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 ## Building
 
 1. Install [Go 1.17 or newer](https://go.dev/).
-2. Set the environment variable `GOPATH` to where you want Go to put its packages. Defaults to `$HOME/go` if not set.
-3. Ensure `$GOPATH/bin` (or `$HOME/go/bin` if `$GOPATH` is not set) is included in your `$PATH` environment variable.
+2. Set the environment variable `GOPATH` to where you want Go to put its packages. Defaults to `$HOME/go` if not set. Run `go env GOPATH` if you're not sure.
+3. Ensure `$GOPATH/bin` is included in your `$PATH` environment variable.
 4. Run the following commands:
 
 ```