diff --git a/client/CMakeLists.txt b/client/CMakeLists.txt
index ff4bd2ae3..e0dbc4a9e 100644
--- a/client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# Usage:
+#  mkdir build
+#  cd build
+#  cmake ..     (see below for options)
+#  make         (VERBOSE=1 if needed)
+#
 # MINGW:
 #  On ProxSpace 3.4:
 #    cmake -G"MSYS Makefiles" ..