Document use of a separate build directory.

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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 4aaccd0..a58f5e0 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -34,3 +34,18 @@ The macro 'DESTDIR' affects the root directory into which the 'Makefile'
 installs the package.  For example, you can install the package into a
 filesystem hierarchy under a directory named 'dest' in the current directory by
 running 'make DESTDIR=dest install'.
+
+
+SEPARATE BUILD DIRECTORY
+========================
+
+You can call the 'configure' script from any directory on your system, and it
+will detect the location of the package source directory.  It is recommended
+that you create a directory outside of the package source directory and build
+and install the package from there as follows:
+  $ ../path/to/package/configure
+  $ make
+  # make install
+
+NB: Currently, this is the only supported way to build this package.  Running
+'make' in the package source directory WILL NOT WORK!