1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a83ead8..ae0aaff 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ Building
     sudo make install
 
 
+Debugging
+=========
+
+When trying to debug yawa, run the `cmake` command with the
+`-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG` arguments so that the binary is built with debug
+symbols for meaningful backtraces.
+
 License
 =======