Clarify build instructionsHEADv3.0.1-odr1master

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 62468fc..7c003a2 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
 
-To build and install the libfec libraries, simply say
+CMake-based build:
+
+Works on most platforms. Do
+
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake ..
+make
+
+
+If that fails, try the older automake-based build:
 
 ./bootstrap
 ./configure
diff --git a/README b/README
index 48a164b..68d043e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ the file "lesser.txt" in this package for license details.
 It has been modified by Matthias P. Braendli, HB9EGM, so that it
 compiles for x86_64 and for arm.
 
+For installation instructions, please see INSTALL
+
 INTRODUCTION
 
 This package provides a set of functions that implement several