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 ## Requirements
 
+- A C++ compiler
+    - On Linux, gcc works fine
+    - On Windows, you need Visual Studio 2015 (the free community edition works fine).  
+      Make sure to select the C++ Programming Language for installation
 - [ARM Compiler Toolchain](http://first.wpi.edu/FRC/roborio/toolchains/)
+  * Note that for 2017-2018 and beyond, you will need version 5 or greater of gcc
 - Doxygen (Only required if you want to build the C++ documentation)
-- [wpiformat](https://github.com/wpilibsuite/styleguide)
 
 ## Setup