* README: Document the OSF/1 4.0d build failure and work-around.

Reported by Bruno Haible.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 586a041..56862ce 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 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
index cff225d..236b2d5 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -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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