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 * `src/user/lib/vendor/getopt` from [skeeto](https://github.com/skeeto/getopt)
 * `src/user/lib/vendor/dlmalloc` from [Doug Lea](https://gee.cs.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html)
 * `src/kernel/arch/amd64/3rdparty/multiboot2.h` from the FSF
+
+## build dependencies
+```sh
+# on debian
+# TODO not yet verified on a clean install
+apt-get install gcc git sparse # basics
+apt-get install grub-pc-bin xorriso mtools # for the .iso
+apt-get install g++ libgmp-dev lbmpfr-dev libmpc-dev # for the toolchain
+apt-get install qemu-system-x86
+```