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ANNOUNCE: Clarify gdiffmk issues.

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G. Branden Robinson 2023-04-16 00:36:32 -05:00
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@ -142,10 +142,18 @@ sha256sum < groff-1.23.0.rc4.tar.gz | cut -f1 -d\ | xxd -r -p | base64
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o A defect in GNU diffutils 3.9 (January 2023) causes gdiffmk to
o Some portability issues are known to affect groff's gdiffmk utility.
A defect in GNU diffutils 3.9 (January 2023) causes gdiffmk to
malfunction and its automated test to fail. See
<https://debbugs.gnu.org/db/61/61193.html>.
gdiffmk does not work with BusyBox diff (which does not implement GNU
diff's "-D" option).
gdiffmk does not work on FreeBSD due to specifics of that platform's
expr(1) implementation.
o GNU tools, or otherwise POSIX-conforming ones, are generally required
to build on Solaris 10 or 11. See the "PROBLEMS" file in the
distribution archive.