3 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Counter/README.txt b/Counter/README.txt
index dd2d745..abd1e59 100755
--- a/Counter/README.txt
+++ b/Counter/README.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 to compile External.dll put  PureData.dll in this folder then execute this command:
 
-mcs External.cs Counter.cs -out:External.dll -target:library -r:PureData.dll
-\ No newline at end of file
+Using the Mono C#: 
+mcs -out:Counter.dll -target:library -r:PureData.dll -optimize+ *.cs
+
+For the Microsoft C# compiler, use csc instead of mcs
diff --git a/PureData/README.txt b/PureData/README.txt
index 323f00c..effae75 100755
--- a/PureData/README.txt
+++ b/PureData/README.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 to compile PureData.dll execute this command:
-
-mcs Atom.cs pd.cs -out:PureData.dll -target:library
-\ No newline at end of file
+
+Using the Mono C#: 
+mcs -unsafe+ -out:PureData.dll -target:library -optimize+ *.cs 
+
+For the Microsoft C# compiler, use csc instead of mcs
+
+
+put the PureData.dll anywhere in the PD search path (like e.g. the extra folder)
+
diff --git a/clr.cpp b/clr.cpp
index e7c9291..201300b 100755
--- a/clr.cpp
+++ b/clr.cpp
@@ -909,7 +909,8 @@ void clr_setup(void)
         // search in the PD path
         int fd;
         if ((fd = open_via_path("",CORELIB,"." DLLEXT,dirbuf,&nameptr,MAXPDSTRING,1)) >= 0) {
-            strcat(dirbuf,"/" CORELIB "." DLLEXT);
+            if(dirbuf != nameptr) // fix for the fact that open_via_path doesn't return a path, when it's found in .
+                strcat(dirbuf,"/" CORELIB "." DLLEXT);
             close(fd);
         }
         else 
@@ -918,7 +919,7 @@ void clr_setup(void)
         // look for PureData.dll
         MonoAssembly *assembly = mono_domain_assembly_open (monodomain,dirbuf);
 	    if(!assembly) {
-		    error("clr: assembly " CORELIB "." DLLEXT " not found!");
+		    error("CLR - assembly %s not found!",dirbuf);
 		    return;
 	    }