diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 26fc33259e9795344bb0477e1fcb97c94e287c05..0d0938ebbe404dc1cefd87833031017d3d9c6564 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ The client is open source software released under the simplified BSD License. The command line tool is intended for testing xx network functionality and not for regular user use. -Compilation (assuming golang 1.13 or newer): +These instructions assume that you have [Go 1.17.X installed](https://go.dev/doc/install), and GCC installed for Cgo (such as `build-essential` on Debian or Ubuntu). + +Compilation steps: ``` git clone https://gitlab.com/elixxir/client.git client