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@@ -621,6 +621,9 @@ g++ main.cpp -o main -g -Wall -lcpptrace
 ./main
 ```
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> If you aren't using cmake and are linking statically you must manually specify `-DCPPTRACE_STATIC_DEFINE`.
+
 If you get an error along the lines of
 ```
 error while loading shared libraries: libcpptrace.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
@@ -671,6 +674,9 @@ Using manually:
 g++ main.cpp -o main -g -Wall -I$HOME/wherever/include -L$HOME/wherever/lib -lcpptrace
 ```
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> If you aren't using cmake and are linking statically you must manually specify `-DCPPTRACE_STATIC_DEFINE`.
+
 ## Use Without CMake
 
 To use the library without cmake first follow the installation instructions at