diff --git a/src/client/distren.c b/src/client/distren.c
--- a/src/client/distren.c
+++ b/src/client/distren.c
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+  //just prove that linking to the shared lib werkz
+  genericfunc();
+
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/common/options.h b/src/common/options.h
--- a/src/common/options.h
+++ b/src/common/options.h
@@ -17,3 +17,9 @@
   along with distren.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
+#ifndef _DISTREN_OPTIONS_H
+#define _DISTREN_OPTIONS_H
+
+int genericfunc();
+
+#endif