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@@ -3575,6 +3575,14 @@ from the CVS repository or applying the patch
@uref{http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils-cvs/2004-09/msg00036.html} to the
release.
+We recommend using GNU binutils 2.16 or later in conjunction with GCC 4.x.
+However, for Solaris 10 and above, an additional patch is required in order
+for the GNU linker to be able to cope with a new flavor of shared libraries.
+You can obtain a working version by checking out the binutils-2_16-branch
+from the CVS repository or applying the patch
+@uref{http://sourceware.org/ml/binutils-cvs/2005-07/msg00122.html} to the
+release.
+
Sun bug 4296832 turns up when compiling X11 headers with GCC 2.95 or
newer: @command{g++} will complain that types are missing. These headers assume
that omitting the type means @code{int}; this assumption worked for C89 but