diff --git a/docs/starting/install/osx.rst b/docs/starting/install/osx.rst
index 82b563d..7eb753a 100644
--- a/docs/starting/install/osx.rst
+++ b/docs/starting/install/osx.rst
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ Doing it Right
Let's install a real version of Python.
-First, you'll need to have GCC installed to compile Python. You can either get
-this from `XCode `_ or the smaller
-`OSX-GCC-Installer `_ package.
+Before installing Python, you'll need to install GCC. GCC can be obtained
+by downloading `XCode `_, the smaller
+`Command Line Tools `_ (must have an
+Apple account) or the even smaller `OSX-GCC-Installer `_
+package.
While Lion comes with a large number of UNIX utilities, those familiar with
Linux systems will notice one key component missing: a decent package manager.