* doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Usual Tools): Document

OpenBSD and traditional `grep' failure to handle multiple
patterns separated by newlines.

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+2006-03-11  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
+
+       * doc/autoconf.texi (Limitations of Usual Tools): Document
+       OpenBSD and traditional `grep' failure to handle multiple
+       patterns separated by newlines.
+
 2006-03-10  Romain Lenglet  <rlenglet@users.forge.objectweb.org>
 
        * doc/autoconf.texi (several sections): Add documentation for macros

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@@ -12502,6 +12502,10 @@ grep 'foo
 bar' in.txt
 @end example
 
+@noindent
+except that this will fail with traditional @command{grep}
+implementations and with Open@acronym{BSD} 3.8 @command{grep}.
+
 Traditional @command{grep} implementations (e.g., Solaris) do not
 support the @option{-E} or @samp{-F} options.  To work around these
 problems, invoke @code{AC_PROG_EGREP} and then use @code{$EGREP}, and