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diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 19b6373..e2e99b7 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
# Build and installation instructions
+## Compile-time build dependencies
+
+ - glib-2.0 (>= 2.36)
+ - cmake (>= 3.13)
+ - cmake-extras
+ - gtest (>= 1.6.0)
+ - gcovr (>= 2.4)
+ - lcov (>= 1.9)
+
## For end-users and packagers
```
+cd libayatana-common-X.Y.Z
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
@@ -12,6 +22,7 @@ sudo make install
## For testers - unit tests only
```
+cd libayatana-common-X.Y.Z
mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DENABLE_TESTS=ON
@@ -21,11 +32,12 @@ make test
## For testers - both unit tests and code coverage
```
+cd libayatana-common-X.Y.Z
mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DENABLE_COVERAGE=ON
make
make test
-make coverage
+make coverage-html
```
**The install prefix defaults to `/usr`, change it with `-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/some/path`**
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4419c9d..617bdff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,3 +43,7 @@ across various system indicator components.
## License and Copyright
See COPYING and AUTHORS file in this project.
+
+## Building and Testing
+
+For instructions on building and running built-in tests, see the INSTALL.md file.