a workaround for LD_LIBRARY_PATH having to be set every time you want to

run openscad if you build your own dependencies.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd7c4f8..ebe69c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -174,7 +174,14 @@ check dependencies
     source ./scripts/setenv-unibuild.sh
     ./scripts/check-dependencies.sh
 
-Then follow the Compilation instructions below.
+Then follow the Compilation instructions below. 
+
+Note that if you build dependencies with this method, you may have to 
+modify your LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable every time you run the 
+openscad binary to avoid library problems. A workaround script called 
+"openscad-unirun.sh" has been included to solve this: copy it somewhere 
+in your PATH (/usr/local/bin) and run 'openscad-unirun.sh' instead of 
+the openscad binary.
 
 ### Building for Windows