X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Fgetting_started_build_tools.md;h=268cc94c38072bba7afa1c871b006e28d975cb14;hb=7ec583e5efb276ce90a40a1df985de7d0d0b8f46;hp=1f771b1a04bf8e07c28fc5f1587095be31b6c845;hpb=fef206f661cc5d572549e91faa2d628493314510;p=qmk_firmware.git

diff --git a/docs/getting_started_build_tools.md b/docs/getting_started_build_tools.md
index 1f771b1a0..268cc94c3 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started_build_tools.md
+++ b/docs/getting_started_build_tools.md
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ This page describes setting up the build environment for QMK. These instructions
 
 <!-- FIXME: We should have ARM instructions somewhere. -->
 
-Note: If it is your first time here, Check out the "Complete Newbs guide" instead
+**Note:** If this is your first time here, check out the [Complete Newbs Guide](newbs.md) page.
+
+Before continuing, double check that your submodules (third-party libraries) are up to date by running `make git-submodule`.
 
 ## Linux
 
@@ -60,14 +62,14 @@ If you're using [homebrew,](http://brew.sh/) you can use the following commands:
     brew tap osx-cross/avr
     brew tap PX4/homebrew-px4
     brew update
-    brew install avr-gcc@7
-    brew link --force avr-gcc@7
+    brew install avr-gcc@8
+    brew link --force avr-gcc@8
     brew install dfu-programmer
     brew install dfu-util
     brew install gcc-arm-none-eabi
     brew install avrdude
 
-This is the recommended method. If you don't have homebrew, [install it!](http://brew.sh/) It's very much worth it for anyone who works in the command line. Note that the `make` and `make install` portion during the homebrew installation of `avr-gcc@7` can take over 20 minutes and exhibit high CPU usage.
+This is the recommended method. If you don't have homebrew, [install it!](http://brew.sh/) It's very much worth it for anyone who works in the command line. Note that the `make` and `make install` portion during the homebrew installation of `avr-gcc@8` can take over 20 minutes and exhibit high CPU usage.
 
 ## Windows with msys2 (recommended)