diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
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--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-Compile example files with following gcc flags :
-=================================================
-``gcc -Wall -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib -o bot bot.c -lstrophe -lssl -lresolv -lexpat``
+Build Instructions
+==================
+
+Compile example files with the following gcc flags:
+```
+gcc -o bot bot.c `pkg-config --cflags --libs libstrophe`
+```