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@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ Removed.  Does not apply anymore.
        daylight saving time is in effect the timezone string is EST.
 4.6.   I've build make 3.77 against glibc 2.1 and now make gets
        segmentation faults.
+
+Removed.  Does not apply anymore, use make 3.79 or newer.
 4.7.   Why do so many programs using math functions fail on my AlphaStation?
 4.8.   The conversion table for character set XX does not match with
 what I expect.
@@ -202,13 +204,15 @@ in the future, are:
        *-*-gnu                 GNU Hurd
        i[3456]86-*-linux-gnu   Linux-2.x on Intel
        m68k-*-linux-gnu        Linux-2.x on Motorola 680x0
-       alpha-*-linux-gnu       Linux-2.x on DEC Alpha
+       alpha*-*-linux-gnu      Linux-2.x on DEC Alpha
        powerpc-*-linux-gnu     Linux and MkLinux on PowerPC systems
        sparc-*-linux-gnu       Linux-2.x on SPARC
        sparc64-*-linux-gnu     Linux-2.x on UltraSPARC
        arm-*-none              ARM standalone systems
        arm-*-linux             Linux-2.x on ARM
        arm-*-linuxaout         Linux-2.x on ARM using a.out binaries
+       mips*-*-linux-gnu       Linux-2.x on MIPS
+       ia64-*-linux-gnu        Linux-2.x on ia64
 
 Ports to other Linux platforms are in development, and may in fact work
 already, but no one has sent us success reports for them.  Currently no
@@ -261,11 +265,8 @@ problems in the complex float support.
 {UD} You definitely need GNU make to build GNU libc.  No other make
 program has the needed functionality.
 
-We recommend version GNU make version 3.75 or 3.77.  Versions before 3.75
-have bugs and/or are missing features.  Version 3.76 has bugs which
-appear when building big projects like GNU libc. 3.76.1 appears to work but
-some people have reported problems.  If you build GNU make 3.77 from source,
-please read question 4.6 first.
+We recommend version GNU make version 3.79 or newer.  Older versions have
+bugs and/or are missing features.
 
 
 1.4.   Do I need a special linker or assembler?
@@ -562,9 +563,7 @@ model will also fail if the above  methods are not used.
        malloc/libmemprof.so.  How can I fix this?
 
 {AJ} Older make version (<= 3.78.90) have a bug which was hidden by a bug in
-glibc (<= 2.1.2).  You need to upgrade make to a newer or fixed version.  A
-patch is available via
-<http://sourceware.cygnus.com//ml/libc-alpha/2000-02/msg00067.html>.
+glibc (<= 2.1.2).  You need to upgrade make to a newer or fixed version.
 
 After upgrading make, you should remove the file sysd-sorted in your build
 directory.  The problem is that the broken make creates a wrong order for
@@ -572,7 +571,8 @@ one list in that file.  The list has to be recreated with the new make -
 which happens if you remove the file.
 
 You might encounter this bug also in other situations where make scans
-directories.  I strongly advise to upgrade your make version.
+directories.  I strongly advise to upgrade your make version to 3.79 or
+newer.
 
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@@ -1736,11 +1736,9 @@ and regulations of the country this effects.  glibc behaves correctly.
 4.6.   I've build make 3.77 against glibc 2.1 and now make gets
        segmentation faults.
 
-{AJ} GNU make 3.77 has support for 64 bit filesystems which is slightly
-broken (and one of the new features in the GNU C library 2.1 is 64 bit
-filesystem support :-( ).  To get a working make you can use either make
-3.75 or patch 3.77.  A working patch is available via RedHat's Rawhide server
-(ftp://rawhide.redhat.com/SRPMS/SRPMS/make-3.77-*src.rpm).
+Removed.  Does not apply anymore, use make 3.79 or newer.
+
+
 
 
 4.7.   Why do so many programs using math functions fail on my AlphaStation?