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 Currently this code should build on macOS and Ubuntu. It might build on other Linux flavors, but don't expect it to work on Windows at all.
 
 So, you've read all of the above and you want to try it out? Here's what you do:
-- Make sure you have libreadline installed (use Homebrew in macOS, or install libreadline-dev in Linux).
+- Make sure you have libreadline and libevent installed (use Homebrew in macOS, or install libreadline-dev and libevent-dev in Linux).
 - Build and install phosg (https://github.com/fuzziqersoftware/phosg).
 - Run `make`.
 - Edit system/config.json to your liking.