Document that flex and bison are requirements.

varnish · Apr 19, 2016 · a589f82 · a589f82
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@@ -21,3 +21,9 @@ Makefile
 /install-sh
 /autom4te.cache
 /hitch.8
+# Flex output files.
+/src/cfg_lex.c
+/src/cfg_parser.c
+/src/cfg_parser.h
+/src/cfg_parser.output
+/ylwrap
diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ It has been tested the most heavily on Linux/x86_64.
 
 ## Installing from source
 
+Install prerequisites on Debian based systems:
+
+    $ sudo apt-get install libev-dev libssl-dev automake python-docutils flex bison
+
 To install `hitch`:
 
     $ ./bootstrap   # if running from git
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@ To install `hitch`:
 This will install Hitch to /usr/local/, unless you override the destination
 with ./configure --prefix=/foo (as usual)
 
+
 ## Installing from packages
 
 ``FreeBSD``