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-download_and_compile.sh can build either the next/master branch, or the stable version of FlightGear.
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+download_and_compile.sh can build either the next/master branch, or the stable version of [[FlightGear]].
 When building different versions of FlightGear, its important to note that each version has its own version of fgdata, and FlightGear will check the version to ensure it is compatible.
-Since fgdata is so large, it makes sense to download the whole thing only once. You can keep versions of it separately from the install tree that download_and_compile.sh creates and create symbolic links to them before using the script. That way when you decide to rebuild from scratch, at least the fgdata will remain.
+Since [[Fgdata]] is so large (At least 1.2 GB as of 07/06/15), it makes sense to download the whole thing only once. You can keep versions of it separately from the install tree that download_and_compile.sh creates and create symbolic links to them before using the script. That way when you decide to rebuild from scratch, at least the fgdata will remain.
 The instructions below tell how to do this for existing or new uses of download_and_compile.sh.  The technical details are not dependent on where you put your builds.  You can use the directory scheme I use or your own existing scheme.