diff --git a/dcompiler.dd b/dcompiler.dd
index a08ec2e21d..cdfa43939c 100644
--- a/dcompiler.dd
+++ b/dcompiler.dd
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $(D_S dmd - $(WINDOWS Windows)$(LINUX Linux)$(OSX Mac OS X)$(FREEBSD FreeBSD) D
 $(H2 $(LNAME2 requirements, Requirements and Downloads))
 
     $(OL
-    $(LI $(LINK2 https://dlang.org/download.html, Download D Compiler))
+    $(LI $(LINK2 https://dlang.org/download.html, DMD Compiler))
 
     $(WINDOWS
     $(LI Windows operating system, Windows 7 or later, 32 or 64 bit)
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ $(H2 $(LNAME2 requirements, Requirements and Downloads))
     )
     )
     $(LINUX
-    $(LI 32 bit x86 and 64 bit x86-64 Linux operating system)
+    $(LI 32 bit x86 and 64 bit x86-64 Linux operating system
+    ($(LINK2 https://github.com/ldc-developers/ldc, LDC)
+    and $(LINK2 https://github.com/D-Programming-GDC/GDC, GDC)
+    provide support for more architectures)
+    )
 
     $(LI Gnu C compiler (gcc) or LLVM C compiler (clang))
     )
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ $(H2 $(LNAME2 requirements, Requirements and Downloads))
     $(LI Xcode)
     )
     $(FREEBSD
-    $(LI 32 bit x86 FreeBSD 7.1 operating system)
+    $(LI 32 bit x86 and 64 bit x86-64 FreeBSD operating system (11 or later))
 
     $(LI Gnu C compiler (gcc))
     )
@@ -54,6 +58,9 @@ $(H2 $(LNAME2 requirements, Requirements and Downloads))
 $(H2 $(LNAME2 installation, Installation))
 
     $(WINDOWS
+$(MESSAGE_BOX gray, $(B Hint) - The official $(LINK2 $(ROOT_DIR)download.sh, installer)
+performs these steps automatically.
+)
     $(P Open a console window (for Windows XP this is done by
     clicking on [Start][Command Prompt]).
     All the tools are command line tools, which means
@@ -75,6 +82,9 @@ C:\>unzip dmc.zip
 )
     )
     $(LINUX
+
+    $(INSTALLATION_SCRIPT_HINT)
+
     $(LI Unzip the archive into your home directory.
     It will create
     a $(D ~/dmd) directory with all the files in it.
@@ -100,6 +110,9 @@ cp $(DMDDIR)/linux/lib/$(LIB) /usr/lib
     )
     )
     $(FREEBSD
+
+    $(INSTALLATION_SCRIPT_HINT)
+
     $(LI Unzip the archive into your home directory.
     It will create
     a $(D ~/dmd) directory with all the files in it.
@@ -125,6 +138,9 @@ cp $(DMDDIR)/freebsd/lib/$(LIB) /usr/lib
     )
     )
     $(OSX
+
+    $(INSTALLATION_SCRIPT_HINT)
+
     $(LI Put the dmd zip file into your home directory,
     and unzip it:
 
@@ -504,7 +520,8 @@ set LIB=$(DMDDIR)\lib;\dm\lib
     )
 
     $(P Linking 64 bit programs is done using the
-    Microsoft linker.
+    Microsoft linker by default. If the Microsoft linker is not found,
+    the included LLVM linker LLD will be used.
     )
      )
      $(UNIX
@@ -548,7 +565,7 @@ set LINKCMD=\dmd\windows\bin\link
     $(B LINKCMD64) environment variable to it. For example:)
 
 $(CONSOLE
-set LINKCMD64=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\bin\amd64\link.exe
+set LINKCMD64=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 15.0\VC\bin\amd64\link.exe
 )
 
     $(DT $(B PATH))
@@ -764,6 +781,7 @@ $(H2 $(LNAME2 executable, Building Executables))
     invocation of $(B dmd) is that $(B dmd) will be able to do some level
     of cross-module optimizations, such as function inlining across modules.
     )
+    $(P The $(D -i) flag can be used to automatically compile imported modules)
 
 $(H2 $(LNAME2 library, Building Libraries))
 
@@ -851,17 +869,15 @@ $(H2 $(LEGACY_LNAME2 compiling_phobos, compiling-phobos, Compiling Phobos))
 $(WINDOWS
 $(CONSOLE
 cd $(DMDDIR)\src\druntime
-make -f win32.mak DMD=$(DMDDIR)\$(OS)\bin\dmd
+make -f win32.mak
 cd ..\phobos
-make -f win32.mak DMD=$(DMDDIR)\$(OS)\bin\dmd
+make -f win32.mak
 )
 )
 $(UNIX
 $(CONSOLE
-cd ~/$(DMDDIR)/src/druntime
-make -f posix.mak DMD=~/$(DMDDIR)/$(OS)/bin/dmd
 cd ../phobos
-make -f posix.mak DMD=~/$(DMDDIR)/$(OS)/bin/dmd
+make -f posix.mak
 )
 )
 
@@ -885,3 +901,11 @@ Macros:
     CLI_SWITCHES=$1
     SHELL=$(HTTP digitalmars.com/ctg/shell.html, shell)
         SUBNAV=$(SUBNAV_CLI_REFERENCE)
+    INSTALLATION_SCRIPT_HINT=
+$(P
+$(MESSAGE_BOX gray, $(B Hint) - The official $(LINK2 $(ROOT_DIR)download.sh, packages)
+performs these steps automatically.
+Alternatively, you can install DMD in your user directory with
+the $(LINK2 $(ROOT_DIR)install.sh, install script).
+))
+    _ =