add building instructions

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 * a c11-compatible c compiler
 * libncursesw (with unicode support)
 
+## building
+
+run `make` (and maybe `make install` --- by default this puts the
+executable in `~/.local/bin/cbink`), or just do `cc main.c -o cbink
+-lncursesw`.
+
 ## keyboard shortcuts
 
 * `k` / `Up` --- up