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 <p>The RedisX library can be built either as a shared (<code>libredisx.so[.1]</code>) and as a static (<code>libredisx.a</code>) library, depending on what suites your needs best.</p>
 <p>You can configure the build, either by editing <code>config.mk</code> or else by defining the relevant environment variables prior to invoking <code>make</code>. The following build variables can be configured:</p>
 <ul>
-<li><code>XCHANGE</code>: the root of the location where the <a href="https://github.com/Smithsonian/xchange">Smithsonian/xchange</a> is installed. It expects to find <code><a class="elRef" href="../../xchange/apidoc/html/xchange_8h.html">xchange.h</a></code> under <code>$(XCHANGE)/include</code> and <code>libxchange.so</code> under <code>$(XCHANGE)/lib</code> or else in the default <code>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</code>.</li>
+<li><code>XCHANGE</code>: the root of the location where the <a href="https://github.com/Smithsonian/xchange">Smithsonian/xchange</a> library is installed. It expects to find <code><a class="elRef" href="../../xchange/apidoc/html/xchange_8h.html">xchange.h</a></code> under <code>$(XCHANGE)/include</code> and <code>libxchange.so</code> under <code>$(XCHANGE)/lib</code> or else in the default <code>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</code>.</li>
 <li><code>CC</code>: The C compiler to use (default: <code>gcc</code>).</li>
 <li><code>CPPFLAGS</code>: C pre-processor flags, such as externally defined compiler constants.</li>
 <li><code>CFLAGS</code>: Flags to pass onto the C compiler (default: <code>-Os -Wall</code>). Note, <code>-Iinclude</code> will be added automatically.</li>
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 You can configure the build, either by editing `config.mk` or else by defining the relevant environment variables 
 prior to invoking `make`. The following build variables can be configured:
 
- - `XCHANGE`: the root of the location where the [Smithsonian/xchange](https://github.com/Smithsonian/xchange) is
-   installed. It expects to find `xchange.h` under `$(XCHANGE)/include` and `libxchange.so` under `$(XCHANGE)/lib`
+ - `XCHANGE`: the root of the location where the [Smithsonian/xchange](https://github.com/Smithsonian/xchange) library 
+   is installed. It expects to find `xchange.h` under `$(XCHANGE)/include` and `libxchange.so` under `$(XCHANGE)/lib`
    or else in the default `LD_LIBRARY_PATH`.
    
  - `CC`: The C compiler to use (default: `gcc`).