diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd156a2..46bdad2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ or do not want to use a VM, consider using [Ubuntu WSL](https://ubuntu.com/wsl)
 2. [`cmake`](https://cmake.org/) installed as the build system generator
 3. C++ compiler installed. On Windows, you can use [MinGW64](https://www.msys2.org/) or
    [clang](https://releases.llvm.org/download.html). On Unix, you can use the pre-installed GCC
+   but you might have to install `g++` or `build-essentials` explicitely.
 4. Build system for C/C++ installed. For Windows, it is recommended to use [ninja](https://ninja-build.org/).
    On Unix, you can use the pre-installed `make` tool.
 
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 53eac6c..318dcfe 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
+static uint32_t SHARED_COUNTER = 0;
+
 int main() {
     cout << "Hello World" << endl;
 }