diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index df061d1d8..91a43ba18 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 # Makefile to run the various scripts needed once CVS updates have been performed.
 
-dataset_path = dataset/loser
-surveydir_path = surveys
+dataset_path = ../loser
+surveydir_path = ../surveys
 cavern_flags = -qq -s
 tar_flags = -cz --exclude "*/CVS" --ignore-case -f
 svxtrace_cmd = ./svxtrace.py
 
+#things needed to run this stuff
+#python imaging library, freesans or arial truetype font, dump3d, cavestats
+#Debian packages: python-imaging, ttf-freefont, perl, python
+#dump3d needs to be built in configured survex sources with cd src;make dump3d
+#
+
 ###########
 
 everything: autogen_pages folklist 3dfiles tarfiles surveytable qmlists prospecting_guide