From: Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:31:34 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: * README: Mention that c99-to-c89.diff is no longer maintained.
X-Git-Tag: v7.1~1
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* README: Mention that c99-to-c89.diff is no longer maintained.
---

diff --git a/README b/README
index 9e082a3c27..e7499e715e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -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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