diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md
index a8932e008..644b9ae82 100644
--- a/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ title: hledger contributor guide
 **Development version**<br>
   [Get it](#how-to-set-up-for-hledger-development),
   [browse it](http://joyful.com/repos/hledger)
+  (or via [darcsweb](http://joyful.com/darcsweb/darcsweb.cgi?r=hledger;a=shortlog))
   <!-- [hledger-web dev demo](http://demo.hledger.org:5001) -->
   <br>
   [developer notes](http://joyful.com/darcsweb/darcsweb.cgi?r=hledger;a=plainblob;f=/NOTES.org),
@@ -120,12 +121,10 @@ or
 
 - try auto-building with sp:
 
-        darcs get http://joyful.com/repos/searchpath
-        searchpath$ make, add sp to your path
-        hledger$ make autotest
+        make auto
 
+    You'll need to follow the instructions to install `sp`.
     This is how I do most hledger development. It will recompile whenever you save changes to source files.
-    You'll need to install `sp` as shown.
         
 - test patch sending. Make a dummy change:
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e4acfce0f..3f563acf8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ autochart: sp
 # check for sp and explain how to get it if not found.
 sp:
 	@/usr/bin/env which sp >/dev/null || \
-	  (echo '"sp" is required for auto-compilation. darcs get http://joyful.com/repos/searchpath, make it and add it to your PATH'; exit 1)
+	  (echo '"sp" is required for auto-compilation. darcs get http://joyful.com/darcsden/simon/searchpath, make it (cabal install-ing any needed packages) and add it to your PATH'; exit 1)
 
 hledgerall: bin/hledger hledger-web hledger-vty hledger-chart