From: H.Merijn Brand <h.m.brand@xs4all.nl>
Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 12:35:09 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: State the requirement of a C89 compliant ANSI C-compiler
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State the requirement of a C89 compliant ANSI C-compiler
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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index b0c31eb..8f09a7e 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ any prefix location by adding "-Dprefix='/some/dir'" to Configure's args.
 To explicitly name the perl binary, use the command
 "make install PERLNAME=myperl".
 
+Building perl from source requires an ANSI compliant C-Compiler.
+A minimum of C89 is required. Some features available in C99 will
+be probed for and used when found. The perl build process does not
+rely on anything more than C89.
+
 These options, and many more, are explained in further detail below.
 
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