diff --git a/include/wx/setup.h b/include/wx/setup.h
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+/*
+ * wx/setup.h
+ *
+ * This file should not normally be used, except where makefiles
+ * have not yet been adjusted to take into account of the new scheme
+ * whereby a setup.h is created under the lib directory.
+ */
+
+#ifdef __WXMSW__
+#include "wx/msw/setup.h"
+#else
+#error Please adjust your include path to pick up the wx/setup.h file under lib first.
+#endif
+