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 build/
 out/
 target/
+
+# Micro-Manager java layer, supplied locally per how-to-build.md
+lib/*.jar
diff --git a/how-to-build.md b/how-to-build.md
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@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ LightSheetManager can be built with maven
 
 To do so, `MMJ_.jar`, which contains the code for the Micro-Manager java layer, must be copied into `LightSheetManager/lib/MMJ_.jar`
 
+Copy it from your Micro-Manager 2.0 installation, where it ships as part of the application:
+
+```
+C:\Program Files\Micro-Manager-2.0\plugins\Micro-Manager\MMJ_.jar
+```
+
+The jar is not tracked by this repository, so it is not updated for you. Copy it again after upgrading Micro-Manager, or the plugin will be built against an older java layer than the one it runs in. A Micro-Manager 1.4 installation also contains an `MMJ_.jar`; it is a different artifact and will not work here.
+
 To build, run `mvn clean package` from the `LightSheetManager`. The resultant jar will be available in the `LightSheetManager/target` folder, and then must be manually copied into the `Micro-manager/mmplugins`. Currently, the automated tests are throwing an error. In the case the tests can be skipped adnt the plugin built with `mvn clean package -Dmaven.test.skip`. 
 
 Doing this requires having Maven installed. Most IDEs have a Maven plugin that can accomplish the same thing as the manual way above.
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