diff --git a/bin/brew b/bin/brew
index 5fdac2f85b..d58ac6c963 100755
--- a/bin/brew
+++ b/bin/brew
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ Hardware: #{cores}-core #{bits}-bit #{Hardware.intel_family}
 OS X: #{MACOS_FULL_VERSION}
 Kernel Architecture: #{kernel_arch}
 Ruby: #{RUBY_VERSION}-#{RUBY_PATCHLEVEL}
-GCC-4.2: #{gcc ? "build #{gcc}" : "N/A"}
-LLVM: #{llvm ? "build #{llvm}" : "N/A" }
+GCC-4.2: #{gcc ? "build #{gcc}" : "N/A"} (5577 or newer recommended)
+LLVM: #{llvm ? "build #{llvm}" : "N/A" } #{llvm ? "(2206 or newer recommended)" : "" }
 MacPorts or Fink? #{macports_or_fink_installed?}
 X11 installed? #{x11_installed?}
 EOS