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diff --git a/README b/README
index 34e27c8c..a6aa607c 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -28,6 +28,20 @@ latest version at the SCons download page:
http://www.scons.org/download.html
+REQUIREMENTS
+============
+
+SCons requires Python version 1.5.2 or later. There should be no
+other dependencies or requirements to run SCons.
+
+The default SCons configuration assumes use of the Microsoft Visual C++
+compiler suite on WIN32 systems, and assumes a C compiler named 'cc'
+and a C++ compiler named 'c++' (such as found in the GNU C compiler
+suite) on any other type of system. You may, of course, override these
+default values by appropriate configuration of Environment construction
+variables.
+
+
INSTALLATION
============
diff --git a/doc/man/scons.1 b/doc/man/scons.1
index a50d7b5a..4d1ea772 100644
--- a/doc/man/scons.1
+++ b/doc/man/scons.1
@@ -200,6 +200,25 @@ the build in any way.
.\" option is useful whenever multiple builds may be
.\" trying to update the cache simultaneously.
+.B scons
+requires Python version 1.5.2 or later.
+There should be no other dependencies or requirements to run
+.B scons.
+
+The default
+.B scons
+configuration assumes
+use of the Microsoft Visual C++ compiler suite on WIN32 systems,
+and assumes a C compiler named
+.B cc
+and a C++ compiler named
+.B c++
+(such as found in the GNU C compiler suite)
+on any other type of system.
+You may, of course, override these default values
+by appropriate configuration of
+Environment construction variables.
+
.SH OPTIONS
In general,
.B scons
diff --git a/src/README.txt b/src/README.txt
index 27ca3370..984bcdd9 100644
--- a/src/README.txt
+++ b/src/README.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ the latest version by checking the SCons download page at:
http://www.scons.org/download.html
+REQUIREMENTS
+============
+
+SCons requires Python version 1.5.2 or later. There should be no
+other dependencies or requirements to run SCons.
+
+The default SCons configuration assumes use of the Microsoft Visual C++
+compiler suite on WIN32 systems, and assumes a C compiler named 'cc'
+and a C++ compiler named 'c++' (such as found in the GNU C compiler
+suite) on any other type of system. You may, of course, override these
+default values by appropriate configuration of Environment construction
+variables.
+
+
INSTALLATION
============