added prerequiste for compiling

elastic · Aug 17, 2015 · 2f58df2 · 2f58df2
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@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ The process for contributing to any of the Elastic repositories is similar.
 
 ## Contribution Steps
 
+*Prereq:* libpcap-dev (deb) || libpcap-devel (rpm) should be present in your system.
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 1. Test your changes! Run the test suite (`make test`)
 2. Please make sure you have signed our [Contributor License
    Agreement](https://www.elastic.co/contributor-agreement/). We are not