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 There is a simple example in [examples/simple_build](examples/simple_build)
 directory that is a good place to get started with the minimal configuration.
 
+To build and run the simple example with the default gcc compiler:
+
+    cd examples/simple_build
+    ../../out/gn gen -C out
+    ninja -C out
+    ./out/hello
+
 For a maximal configuration see the Chromium setup:
   * [.gn](https://cs.chromium.org/chromium/src/.gn)
   * [BUILDCONFIG.gn](https://cs.chromium.org/chromium/src/build/config/BUILDCONFIG.gn)