Troubleshooting Tips
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This appendix lists the following troubleshooting tips.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   troubleshooting-tips/unable-to-load-plugins.en
   troubleshooting-tips/unable-to-debug-tags.en
   troubleshooting-tips/using-a-debugger.en
   troubleshooting-tips/debugging-memory-leaks.en


Unable to Compile Plugins
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The process for compiling a shared library varies with the platform
used, so the Traffic Server API includes the :program:`tsxs` script you can use
to create shared libraries on all supported Traffic Server platforms.

Example
~~~~~~~

Assuming the sample program is stored in the file ``hello-world.c``, you
could use the following commands to building a shared library:

::

        tsxs -c hello-world.c -o hello-world.so

To install this plugin in your ``plugindir`` use the equivalent of sudo
on your platform to execute:

::

        sudo tsxs -o hello-world.so -i