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@@ -607,6 +607,9 @@ has only one source file, choosing ``LIBRARY.c'' as a file name is
preferred. On the other hand, in case your library has multiple source
files, avoid choosing ``LIBRARY.c'' for a file name. It may conflict
with an intermediate file ``LIBRARY.o'' on some platforms.
+Note that some functions in mkmf library described below generate
+a file ``conftest.c'' for checking with compilation. You shouldn't
+choose ``conftest.c'' as a name of a source file.
Ruby will execute the initializing function named ``Init_LIBRARY'' in
the library. For example, ``Init_dbm()'' will be executed when loading