From 38a1fb328bd44f26389c28fbf66716154f4113dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Lifshay <programmerjake@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 16:13:36 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] add build dependencies to readme

---
 README.md | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9fba609..f589559 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ Usage:
 
   Getting it from https://rustup.rs/ is recommended.
 
+* Install required build dependencies:
+
+  On Debian 12:
+
+  ```bash
+  sudo apt update
+  sudo apt install build-essential clang unzip
+  ```
+
 * Compile and run:
 
   ```bash