From 116bda5d47c554c20c36be47c63d5c3e04a3b0d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ihor Dutchak <ihor.youw@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2023 08:33:03 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Update BUILD.autotools.md (#624)

* Update BUILD.autotools.md

Do not recommend using in-source Autotools build.

Closes: #621
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 BUILD.autotools.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/BUILD.autotools.md b/BUILD.autotools.md
index 24b20a5..34cf56a 100644
--- a/BUILD.autotools.md
+++ b/BUILD.autotools.md
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ A simple command list, to build HIDAPI with Autotools as a _shared library_ and
 
 ```sh
 ./bootstrap # this prepares the configure script
-./configure
+mkdir build
+cd build # in-source builds are not recommended and known to be broken in some cases (https://github.com/libusb/hidapi/issues/621)
+../configure
 make # build the library
 make install # as root, or using sudo, this will install hidapi into your system
 ```