diff --git a/easyinstall.sh b/easyinstall.sh
index 13527569c..150282f6c 100755
--- a/easyinstall.sh
+++ b/easyinstall.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 {
+# NOTE: compile.sh looks for this file in order to determine if this is the Cuberite folder.
+# Please modify compile.sh if you want to rename or remove this file.
+# This file was chosen arbitrarily and it is a good enough indicator that we are in the Cuberite folder.
 
 set -e
 
diff --git a/src/BlockArea.cpp b/src/BlockArea.cpp
index 2ac41a721..438d958b9 100644
--- a/src/BlockArea.cpp
+++ b/src/BlockArea.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 // BlockArea.cpp
 
+// NOTE: compile.sh checks for this file in order to determine if this is the Cuberite folder.
+// Please modify compile.sh if you want to rename or remove this file.
+// This file was chosen arbitrarily and it's a good enough indicator we're in the Cuberite folder.
+
 // Implements the cBlockArea object representing an area of block data that can be queried from cWorld and then accessed again without further queries
 // The object also supports writing the blockdata back into cWorld, even into other coords