diff --git a/docs/getting_started.rst b/docs/getting_started.rst index b224aae..0234efc 100644 --- a/docs/getting_started.rst +++ b/docs/getting_started.rst @@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ To install luasteam, you can use one of our pre-compiled binaries in our `releas Download the correct binary for your platform and rename it to simply ``luasteam.ext``. For example, if you're using Windows 32-bits, download ``win32_luasteam.dll`` and rename it to ``luasteam.dll``. Then copy this file to the same directory as your lua files, and make sure ``require 'luasteam'`` works. +On linux, you may need to use `LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. love ...` when running your code. To make allow placing the binaries next to the love file on all OSs, you may need to use `this hack `_. + .. warning:: You also need to copy the correct SteamWorks library to the same directory. This library is not on the luasteam repository, and must be downloaded through the `SteamWorks website `_. This version of luasteam is guaranteed to work with SteamWorks SDK v1.58a, but probably works with future versions.