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+++ b/Porting/Glossary
@@ -876,6 +876,24 @@ d_Gconvert (d_gconvert.U):
        call-back unit so that long doubles can be formatted without
        loss of precision.
 
+d_gdbm_ndbm_h_uses_prototypes (i_ndbm.U):
+       This variable conditionally defines the NDBM_H_USES_PROTOTYPES symbol,
+       which indicates that the gdbm-ndbm.h include file uses real ANSI C
+       prototypes instead of K&R style function declarations. K&R style
+       declarations are unsupported in C++, so the include file requires
+       special handling when using a C++ compiler and this variable is
+       undefined. Consult the different d_*ndbm_h_uses_prototypes variables
+       to get the same information for alternative ndbm.h include files.
+
+d_gdbmndbm_h_uses_prototypes (i_ndbm.U):
+       This variable conditionally defines the NDBM_H_USES_PROTOTYPES symbol,
+       which indicates that the gdbm/ndbm.h include file uses real ANSI C
+       prototypes instead of K&R style function declarations. K&R style
+       declarations are unsupported in C++, so the include file requires
+       special handling when using a C++ compiler and this variable is
+       undefined. Consult the different d_*ndbm_h_uses_prototypes variables
+       to get the same information for alternative ndbm.h include files.
+
 d_getcwd (d_getcwd.U):
        This variable conditionally defines the HAS_GETCWD symbol, which
        indicates to the C program that the getcwd() routine is available
@@ -1461,6 +1479,15 @@ d_ndbm (i_ndbm.U):
        header file but not the library.  This variable will only be set if
        the system has both.
 
+d_ndbm_h_uses_prototypes (i_ndbm.U):
+       This variable conditionally defines the NDBM_H_USES_PROTOTYPES symbol,
+       which indicates that the ndbm.h include file uses real ANSI C
+       prototypes instead of K&R style function declarations. K&R style
+       declarations are unsupported in C++, so the include file requires
+       special handling when using a C++ compiler and this variable is
+       undefined. Consult the different d_*ndbm_h_uses_prototypes variables
+       to get the same information for alternative ndbm.h include files.
+
 d_nice (d_nice.U):
        This variable conditionally defines the HAS_NICE symbol, which
        indicates to the C program that the nice() routine is available.
@@ -2537,6 +2564,10 @@ extensions (Extensions.U):
        and is typically used to test whether a particular extesion
        is available.
 
+extern_C (Csym.U):
+       ANSI C requires 'extern' where C++ requires 'extern "C"'. This
+       variable can be used in Configure to do the right thing.
+
 extras (Extras.U):
        This variable holds a list of extra modules to install.