Add brief note about dependencies for Python and Ruby bindings.

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 9c04dd298574711ff6c7d2243516d4e990f2164d..fba34752782262340d5c38ce2dbe83967f0f02b2 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ from cvs for example), it can be generated by running './autogen.sh'.
 The autoconf, automake, autoheader, etc. tools are required to
 generate the configure script (automake version >= 1.5 recommended).
 
+The configure script will not enable the Python or Ruby bindings
+unless 'swig' is installed and the Python or Ruby development
+packages are installed.
+
 Compile using 'make'.  If this doesn't work, make sure you have the
 basic tools installed to compile. If you can successfully compile
 other things, consult the author, as he has probably made a mistake.