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 - Neovim >= **0.8.0** (needs to be built with **LuaJIT**)
 - Git >= **2.19.0** (for partial clones support)
 - a [Nerd Font](https://www.nerdfonts.com/) **_(optional)_**
+- a **C** compiler for `nvim-treesitter`. See [here](https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter#requirements)
 
 ## 🚀 Getting Started