+ --enable-shared
+
+On some Linux systems Irssi libs may actually be in /usr/lib64/irssi.
+In that case pass that path as argument to --with-silc-plugin.
+
+Depending on your OS/architecture you may also need to pass the
+following options to configure:
+
+ --with-pic
+ --without-pthreads
+
+
+Using SILC Plugin with Irssi
+============================
+
+After you have compiled and installed the plugin, you can load the
+plugin in Irssi using:
+
+ /LOAD silc
+
+You can configure the SILC plugin run time with the /SILC command. See
+the help with:
+
+ /HELP silc/silc
+
+To list all SILC commands available, use normal /HELP command. To get
+help about specific SILC command, use (replace <command> with the command
+of your choice):
+
+ /HELP silc/<command>
+
+For a more detailed help on SILC commands or some FAQs, please refer to
+the SILCNet homepage. Once you have successfully load the SILC plugin,
+you can connect to the SILCNet:
+
+ /SERVER silc.silcnet.org
+
+or,
+
+ /CONNECT -silcnet SILCNet silc.silcnet.org
+
+You might want to join the channel "silc" then...
+
+ /JOIN -silcnet silc