diff --git a/onelua.c b/onelua.c
index 3c605981..2a434961 100644
--- a/onelua.c
+++ b/onelua.c
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 /*
-* one.c -- Lua core, libraries, and interpreter in a single file
+** Lua core, libraries, and interpreter in a single file.
+** Compiling just this file generates a complete Lua stand-alone
+** program:
+**
+** $ gcc -O2 -std=c99 -o lua onelua.c -lm
+**
+** or
+**
+** $ gcc -O2 -std=c89 -DLUA_USE_C89 -o lua onelua.c -lm
+**
 */
 
 /* default is to build the full interpreter */
@@ -11,8 +20,12 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-/* choose suitable platform-specific features */
-/* some of these may need extra libraries such as -ldl -lreadline -lncurses */
+
+/*
+** Choose suitable platform-specific features. Default is no
+** platform-specific features. Some of these options may need extra
+** libraries such as -ldl -lreadline -lncurses
+*/
 #if 0
 #define LUA_USE_LINUX
 #define LUA_USE_MACOSX
@@ -20,6 +33,7 @@
 #define LUA_ANSI
 #endif
 
+
 /* no need to change anything below this line ----------------------------- */
 
 #include "lprefix.h"