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@@ -166,14 +166,16 @@ We expect to add Monero into the ports tree in the near future, which will aid i
 
 This has been tested on OpenBSD 5.8.
 
-You will need to add a few packages to your system. "pkg_add db cmake gcc gcc-libs miniupnpc gtest doxygen graphviz".
+You will need to add a few packages to your system. `pkg_add db cmake gcc gcc-libs g++ miniupnpc gtest`.
+
+The doxygen and graphviz packages are optional and require the xbase set.
 
 The Boost package has a bug that will prevent librpc.a from building correctly. In order to fix this, you will have to Build boost yourself from scratch. Follow the directions here (under "Building Boost"):
 https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/build-openbsd.md
 
-You will have to add the serialize, datetime, and regex modules to Boost when building as they are needed by Monero.
+You will have to add the serialization, date_time, and regex modules to Boost when building as they are needed by Monero.
 
-To build: "env CC=egcc CXX=eg++ CPP=ecpp DEVELOPER_LOCAL_TOOLS=1 BOOST_ROOT=/path/to/the/boost/you/built make release-static-64"
+To build: 'env CC=egcc CXX=eg++ CPP=ecpp DEVELOPER_LOCAL_TOOLS=1 BOOST_ROOT=/path/to/the/boost/you/built make release-static-64'
 
 ## Building Documentation