* doc/autoconf.texi (Functions Portability): New section.

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+2001-06-18  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>
+
+       * doc/autoconf.texi (Functions Portability): New section.
+
 2001-06-18  Akim Demaille  <akim@epita.fr>
 
        * autoconf.in (M4): Pass --nesting-limit=1024, unless already set

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 Library Functions
 
+* Functions Portability::       Pitfalls with usual functions
 * Particular Functions::        Special handling to find certain functions
 * Generic Functions::           How to find other functions
 
@@ -3168,11 +3169,25 @@ and you don't need to check for any special properties of
 it, then you can use one of the general function-check macros.
 
 @menu
+* Functions Portability::       Pitfalls with usual functions
 * Particular Functions::        Special handling to find certain functions
 * Generic Functions::           How to find other functions
 @end menu
 
-@node Particular Functions, Generic Functions, Library Functions, Library Functions
+@node Functions Portability, Particular Functions, Library Functions, Library Functions
+@subsection Portability of Classical Functions
+
+Most usual functions can either be missing, or be buggy, or be limited
+on some architectures.  This section tries to make an inventory of these
+portability issues.  By definition, this list will always require
+additions, please help us keeping it as complete as possible
+
+@table @code
+
+@end table
+
+
+@node Particular Functions, Generic Functions, Functions Portability, Library Functions
 @subsection Particular Function Checks
 @cindex Function, checking