doc: add note about -D_GNU_SOURCE

joyent · Sep 13, 2012 · 2b04bc7 · 2b04bc7
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@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ Macintosh users run
     ./gyp_uv -f xcode
     xcodebuild -project uv.xcodeproj -configuration Release -target All
 
+Note for Linux users: compile your project with `-D_GNU_SOURCE` when you
+include `uv.h`. GYP builds take care of that automatically. If you use
+autotools, add a `AC_GNU_SOURCE` declaration to your `configure.ac`.
 
 ## Supported Platforms