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2007-02-24 Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
+ * README: Document the OSF/1 4.0d build failure and work-around.
+ Reported by Bruno Haible.
+
* NEWS: Use a simple "+" suffix to denote pre-release, not "-dirty".
Nicer connotations.
* configure.ac: Use 6.7+, not 6.7-dirty.
diff --git a/README b/README
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@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@ Here is one possible patch to correct the problem:
+#ifndef __LP64__
+************************
+OSF/1 4.0d build failure
+------------------------
+
+If you use /usr/bin/make on an OSF/1 4.0d system, it will fail due
+to the presence of the "[" target. That version of make appears to
+treat "[" as some syntax relating to locks. To work around that,
+the best solution is to use GNU make. Otherwise, simply remove
+all mention of "[$(EXEEXT)" from src/Makefile.
+
+
+
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Running tests as root:
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