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@@ -174,6 +174,26 @@ meson setup --buildtype=release --cross-file cross-wine.conf build
 ninja -C build
 ```
 
+If you're getting an error similar to this:
+
+```shell
+meson.build:45:0: ERROR: could not get file:../subprojects/bitsery-patch.tar.xz is the internet available?
+```
+
+Then you could try to start the build from the build directory. This seems to be
+caused by Meson resolving relative paths differently on different distributions.
+
+```shell
+# Remove any already downloaded and Meson subprojects, since this will otherwise
+# cause a conflict
+git clean -Xf subprojects/
+
+mkdir -p build
+cd build
+meson setup --buildtype=release --cross-file ../cross-wine.conf
+ninja
+```
+
 ### 32-bit bitbridge
 
 It is also possible to compile a host application for yabridge that's compatible