1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/README b/README
index 1bb45a0..e3def50 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ If you do not wish to build the C++ components, use:
 
 				 -*-
 
-The `samples' subdirectory contains some examples of using libconfig
+The `examples' subdirectory contains some examples of using libconfig
 from C and C++.
 
 				 -*-
@@ -42,3 +42,17 @@ equals sign.
 Flex and Bison are not required in order to build this
 package. However, if you modify the .l or .y files, you must have Flex
 (2.5.31 or better) and Bison (2.1 or better), respectively.
+
+				 -*-
+
+To successfully compile using MinGW (with gcc 4.4.0 or later), it may
+be necessary to modify the file "mingw32\4.4.0\libstdc++.la", changing line 11
+from:
+
+library_names='libstdc++.dll.a'
+
+to:
+
+library_names='libstdc++.a'
+
+(See http://trac.osgeo.org/geos/ticket/282 for more information).