added a somewhat cool single-line command that builds most example sources

on unix-like systems

diff --git a/docs/examples/README b/docs/examples/README
index 3818a6cccb53a3039fb886255c53959c82025e3d..46f7321fb995e90d6c7b306956e0861cbbc606f4 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/examples/README
+++ b/docs/examples/README
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ them for submission in future packages and on the web site.
 The Makefile.example is an example makefile that could be used to build these
 examples. Just edit the file according to your system and requirements first.
 
+Most examples should build fine using a command line like this:
+
+  $ gcc `curl-config --cflags` `curl-config --libs` -o example example.c
+
 Try the php/examples/ directory for PHP programming snippets!
 
   *PLEASE* do not use the curl.haxx.se site as a test target for your libcurl