diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d3e5ed..4c398f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ Next up, you'll want to write a build script like so:
 extern crate gcc;
 
 fn main() {
-    gcc::compile_library("libfoo.a", &["foo.c", "bar.c"]);
+    gcc::Config::new()
+        .files(["foo.c", "bar.c"])
+        .compile("libfoo.a");
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d156fe0..84186df 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,25 +10,14 @@
 //!
 //! The purpose of this crate is to provide the utility functions necessary to
 //! compile C code into a static archive which is then linked into a Rust crate.
-//! The top-level `compile_library` function serves as a convenience and more
-//! advanced configuration is available through the `Config` builder.
+//! Configuration is available through the `Config` builder.
 //!
 //! This crate will automatically detect situations such as cross compilation or
 //! other environment variables set by Cargo and will build code appropriately.
 //!
 //! # Examples
 //!
-//! Use the default configuration:
-//!
-//! ```no_run
-//! extern crate gcc;
-//!
-//! fn main() {
-//!     gcc::compile_library("libfoo.a", &["src/foo.c"]);
-//! }
-//! ```
-//!
-//! Use more advanced configuration:
+//! Use the `Config` builder to compile `src/foo.c`:
 //!
 //! ```no_run
 //! extern crate gcc;
@@ -170,6 +159,8 @@ impl ToolFamily {
 /// ```no_run
 /// gcc::compile_library("libfoo.a", &["foo.c", "bar.c"]);
 /// ```
+#[deprecated]
+#[doc(hidden)]
 pub fn compile_library(output: &str, files: &[&str]) {
     let mut c = Config::new();
     for f in files.iter() {