diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c92b533..f7acfb9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,10 +165,21 @@ lower resolutions before failing if it still doesn't fit.
 Development
 -----------
 
-Requires protoc (`brew install protobuf` or
-`apt-get install libprotobuf-dev` and `protobuf-compiler`),
-`md2man` (`gem install md2man`), and sqlite3 (`apt-get install libsqlite3-dev`).
-To build:
+Requires protoc and sqlite3. Rebuilding the manpage
+uses md2man (`gem install md2man`).
+
+MacOS:
+
+    brew install protobuf
+    brew install sqlite
+
+Linux:
+
+    sudo apt-get install libprotobuf-dev
+    sudo apt-get install protobuf-compiler
+    sudo apt-get install libsqlite3-dev
+
+Then build:
 
     make
 
@@ -184,4 +195,4 @@ Check out [some examples of maps made with tippecanoe](MADE_WITH.md)
 Name
 ----
 
-The name is [a joking reference](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippecanoe_and_Tyler_Too) to making tiles.
+The name is [a joking reference](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippecanoe_and_Tyler_Too) to a "tiler" for making map tiles.
diff --git a/man/tippecanoe.1 b/man/tippecanoe.1
index 9fdbfc3..a1bf175 100644
--- a/man/tippecanoe.1
+++ b/man/tippecanoe.1
@@ -187,10 +187,29 @@ If a tile is larger than 500K, it will try encoding that tile at progressively
 lower resolutions before failing if it still doesn't fit.
 .SH Development
 .PP
-Requires protoc (\fB\fCbrew install protobuf\fR or
-\fB\fCapt\-get install libprotobuf\-dev\fR and \fB\fCprotobuf\-compiler\fR),
-\fB\fCmd2man\fR (\fB\fCgem install md2man\fR), and sqlite3 (\fB\fCapt\-get install libsqlite3\-dev\fR).
-To build:
+Requires protoc and sqlite3. Rebuilding the manpage
+uses md2man (\fB\fCgem install md2man\fR).
+.PP
+MacOS:
+.PP
+.RS
+.nf
+brew install protobuf
+brew install sqlite
+.fi
+.RE
+.PP
+Linux:
+.PP
+.RS
+.nf
+sudo apt\-get install libprotobuf\-dev
+sudo apt\-get install protobuf\-compiler
+sudo apt\-get install libsqlite3\-dev
+.fi
+.RE
+.PP
+Then build:
 .PP
 .RS
 .nf
@@ -212,4 +231,4 @@ Check out some examples of maps made with tippecanoe
 .SH Name
 .PP
 The name is a joking reference
-\[la]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippecanoe_and_Tyler_Too\[ra] to making tiles.
+\[la]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippecanoe_and_Tyler_Too\[ra] to a "tiler" for making map tiles.