adds readme note regarding installation

following the discussion at sindresorhus/awesome-nodejs#211 (comment) 47541
EyalAr · Nov 11, 2014 · dba6205 · dba6205
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@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ Or, clone this repo and `cd lwip && npm install`.
 
 You can run tests with `npm test`.
 
+**Note:** Installation of this module involves compiling native code.
+If `npm install lwip` failes, you probably need to setup your system.
+[See instructions](https://github.com/TooTallNate/node-gyp#installation).
+
 ### Usage
 
 **Typical workflow:**