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 ninja install -C build
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+### Common Issues
+
+Note that because Red Hat-based systems do not normally look for shared libraries in `/usr/local/lib`, it is suggested to add `/usr/local/lib` to the /etc/ld.so.conf if developing on one of these Linux distributions.
 
 ## Cleanup