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 Compiling the project should be relatively easy, even if you aren't familiar
 with `make`.
 
-Dependences: `git`, `make`, and the C compiler of your choosing (the Makefile
-assumes `gcc`).
+Dependences: `git`, `make`, and `gcc`. Compiling with `clang` is also possible,
+simply replace "gcc" with "clang" in the first line of the Makefile.
 
 ```
 git clone https://codeberg.org/andyscott/marCsweep.git