From: Bruno Haible <haible@ilog.fr>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 04:07:38 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: 	* doc/libtool.texi (Tested platforms): broken `sed' programs
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	* doc/libtool.texi (Tested platforms): broken `sed' programs
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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e2a01ca5b..ca41c7cb8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1998-12-16  Bruno Haible  <haible@ilog.fr>
+
+	* doc/libtool.texi (Tested platforms): broken `sed' programs
+
 1998-12-16  Alexandre Oliva  <oliva@dcc.unicamp.br>
 
 	* THANKS: added Stephan Kulow; removed Gary V. Vaughan and Thomas
diff --git a/doc/libtool.texi b/doc/libtool.texi
index bfe160390..3ad7c2c92 100644
--- a/doc/libtool.texi
+++ b/doc/libtool.texi
@@ -2840,6 +2840,13 @@ platforms where it claims to support shared libraries:
 @include PLATFORMS
 @end example
 
+Note: The vendor-distributed HP-UX @code{sed}(1) programs are horribly
+broken, and cannot handle libtool's requirements, so users may report
+unusual problems. The Solaris @code{sed} program is not suitable either,
+if more than 255 object files are to be linked together. There is no
+workaround except to install a working sed (such as GNU sed) on these
+systems.
+
 @node Platform quirks
 @section Platform quirks