Detect and document dependency on -ldl on Linux, -lc on BSD for dlopen

[lttng-ust.git] / README

diff --git a/README b/README
index e2b52aa026f74a3ff598c774bc034baefe01c5aa..78ed56f68067bbdefef3bfb771110eb439377590 100644 (file)
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+++ b/README
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ USAGE:
       "TRACEPOINT_DEFINE" and include the tracepoint provider.
     - Use "-I." for the compilation unit containing the tracepoint
       provider include (e.g. tp.c).
-    - Link application with "-ldl".
+    - Link application with "-ldl" on Linux, with "-lc" on BSD.
     - If building the provider directly into the application,
       link the application with "-llttng-ust".
     - If building a static library for the provider, link the static
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ USAGE:
     - Include the tracepoint provider header into all C files using
       the provider.
     - Example:
-        tests/hello/  hello.c tp.c ust_tests_hello.h Makefile.example
+        tests/hello/  hello.c tp.c ust_tests_hello.h Makefile.example.*
 
   2) Compile the Tracepoint Provider separately from the application,
      using dynamic linking:
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ USAGE:
       files that use the provider.
     - Compile the tracepoint provider with "-I.".
     - Link the tracepoint provider with "-llttng-ust".
-    - Link application with "-ldl".
+    - Link application with "-ldl" on Linux, "-lc" on BSD.
     - Set a LD_PRELOAD environment to preload the tracepoint provider
       shared object before starting the application when tracing is
       needed.