diff --git a/api/Makefile.Readme b/api/Makefile.Readme
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae2d829eab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/Makefile.Readme
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+This file will explain how to create a Makefile.graphics file for your
+own specific system once a configure has been run on boinc. The following things must be added to the Makefile so as to create it with graphics:
+
+
+GRXLIBS: add -lglut
+AM_CPPFLAGS: add -I$(top_srcdir)/boincglut/include
+am_libboinc_api_a_OBJECTS: add x_opengl, graphics_data, graphics_api, reduce,
+  			   gutil, all with extension .$(OBJEXT)
diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 5cbce3429c..d7094ab874 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -15741,4 +15741,12 @@ Noaa  29 July 2004
 
 	 api/
 		x_opengl.C
-		
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+		
+Noaa  30 July 2004
+	- added Makefile.Readme to explain how to make a Makefile.graphics
+	for a system since at the moment Makefile.graphics is restricted
+	to the setup on Miner. This can be used when Makefile.in is changed
+	so that a correct Makefile is generated at configure time.
+
+	client/
+		Makefile.Readme(new)
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