diff --git a/src/AUTHORS b/src/AUTHORS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/NEWS b/src/NEWS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/README b/src/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index ae17204..c7761cd 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
                
 AC_HEADER_STDC
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(atol,,AC_MSG_ERROR(oops! no atol ?!?))
-AC_CHECK_LIB(argtable2, arg_parse,,AC_MSG_ERROR(Scyther requires the argtable2 package))
+AC_CHECK_LIB(argtable2, arg_parse,,AC_MSG_ERROR(Scyther requires the argtable2 package. Get it from http://argtable.sourceforge.net/))
 AC_PROG_YACC
 AC_PROG_LEX