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@@ -61,6 +61,22 @@ way Sun implemented link(2) and chmod(2). *********************** +pre-C99 build failure +----------------------- + +There is a new, implicit build requirement: +To build the coreutils from source, you should have a C99-conforming +compiler, due to the use of declarations after non-declaration statements +in several files in src/. There is code in configure to find and, if +possible, enable an appropriate compiler. However, if configure doesn't +find a C99 compiler, it continues nonetheless, and your build will fail. +If that happens, simply apply the included patch using the following +command, and then run make again: + + cd src && patch < c99-to-c89.diff + + +*********************** HPUX 11.x build failure ----------------------- |