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@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ rather than <tt>gccgo</tt>.
 <li>Compile the <tt><a href="example_wrap.c">example_wrap.c</a></tt>
   file using your standard C compiler with the <tt>-fpic</tt> option;
   e.g., <tt>gcc -c -O -fpic example_wrap.c</tt>.
-<li>Put the gcc compiled object file into a shared library;
-  e.g., <tt>gcc -shared -o example.so example_wrap.o</tt>.
+<li>Also compile the actual code, not generated by SWIG; e.g., <tt>gcc
+    -c -O -fpic example.c</tt>.
+<li>Put the gcc compiled object files into a shared library;
+  e.g., <tt>gcc -shared -o example.so example_wrap.o example.o</tt>.
 <li>Compile the program which demonstrates how to use the library;
   e.g., <tt>6g runme.go</tt>.
 <li>Link the program; e.g., <tt>6l -o runme runme.6</tt>.