diff --git a/docs/user/faq.md b/docs/user/faq.md
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@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0-clang: No such file or directory
are a telltale sign that you are lacking compilers.
+Depending on the specific tools that you use for building C/C++ code, you may need some additional tools, for example:
+
+~~~
+compilers cmake pkg-config make ninja meson
+~~~
+