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@@ -92,11 +92,15 @@ 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
+If that happens, simply[*] apply the included patch using the following
command, and then run make again:
cd src && patch < c99-to-c89.diff
+[*] however, as of coreutils-7.1, the "c99-to-c89.diff" file is no longer
+maintained, so even if the patches still apply, the result will be an
+incomplete conversion. It's been 10 years. Get a decent compiler! ;-)
+
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