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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Evented I/O for V8 javascript. [![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/joy
 
 ### To build:
 
-Unix/Macintosh (requires python 2.6 or 2.7):
+Unix/Macintosh. Requires python 2.6 or 2.7 and GNU make 3.81 or newer:
 
     ./configure
     make