diff --git a/x/installing/xorg-config.xml b/x/installing/xorg-config.xml
index 4fe1335611..146a27bc97 100644
--- a/x/installing/xorg-config.xml
+++ b/x/installing/xorg-config.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
     <sect2 id='X11-testing' xreflabel="Testing Xorg">
     <title>Testing Xorg</title>
 
+    <note><para>Before starting Xorg for the first time, is is useful to
+    rebuild the library cache by running <userinput>ldconfig</userinput>
+    as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user.</para></note>
+
     <para>To test the <application>Xorg</application> installation, issue
     <userinput>startx</userinput>.  This command brings up a rudimentary window
     manager called <emphasis>twm</emphasis> with three xterm windows and one
diff --git a/xsoft/other/fontforge.xml b/xsoft/other/fontforge.xml
index 29f0ba11a9..5bf6decfaf 100644
--- a/xsoft/other/fontforge.xml
+++ b/xsoft/other/fontforge.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
     <para role="required">
       <xref linkend="freetype2"/>,
+      <xref linkend="git"/>,
       <xref linkend="glib2"/>,  and
       <xref linkend="libxml2"/>
     </para>