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-Globally unique sortable identifiers for SQLite!
-
 # quick take
+Globally unique sortable identifiers for SQLite!
 
 ``` text
 $ sqlite3
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 # how to use
 
+If you want to use it as a SQLite extension:
+
  * clone the repo
- * build it with `cargo build`
+ * build it with `cargo build --features clib` (this builds the SQLite extension)
  * copy the resulting `libjulid.[so|dylib|whatevs]` to some place where you can...
  * load it into SQLite with `.load /path/to/libjulid` as shown at the top
  * party