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@@ -185,16 +185,17 @@ For OsX:
 
   Via MacPorts:
 
-      sudo port install md5sha1sum cmake libtool
+      sudo port install md5sha1sum cmake libtool automake
 
   Via Homebrew:
 
-      brew install md5sha1sum cmake libtool
+      brew install md5sha1sum cmake libtool automake
 
 For Arch Linux:
 
       sudo pacman -S base-devel cmake ncurses
 
+
 TODO: release the Dockerfile which has this in it