diff --git a/README.Linux b/README.Linux
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d0d499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.Linux
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#
+# tclreadline configure for FreeBSD
+#
+
+libtoolize --force --install --copy
+aclocal
+autoheader
+automake --force-missing --add-missing --copy
+autoconf
+./configure --with-tcl=/usr/local/lib/tcl8.6  --with-tcl-includes=/usr/local/include/tcl8.6 --mandir=/usr/local/man 
+#--enable-symbols
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 960ea3a..45de864 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ Before trying to compile tclreadline you should do the following things:
    tclreadline uses the gnu readline callback handler, which
    wasn't implemented in early releases.
 
-3. The usual `./configure; make; make install` sequence should do the rest.
+3. Follow the instructions in README.{your-OS}, if there isn't one,
+   adapt the README.Linux instructions.
 
 4. Optionally (or additionally) you can build the executables
    tclshrl and / or wishrl which are a readline enhanced replacement