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1*4fee23f9SmrgThis README file is copied into the directory for GCC-only header files
2*4fee23f9Smrgwhen fixincludes is run by the makefile for GCC.
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4*4fee23f9SmrgMany of the files in this directory were automatically edited from the
5*4fee23f9Smrgstandard system header files by the fixincludes process.  They are
6*4fee23f9Smrgsystem-specific, and will not work on any other kind of system.  They
7*4fee23f9Smrgare also not part of GCC.  The reason we have to do this is because
8*4fee23f9SmrgGCC requires ANSI C headers and many vendors supply ANSI-incompatible
9*4fee23f9Smrgheaders.
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11*4fee23f9SmrgBecause this is an automated process, sometimes headers get "fixed"
12*4fee23f9Smrgthat do not, strictly speaking, need a fix.  As long as nothing is broken
13*4fee23f9Smrgby the process, it is just an unfortunate collateral inconvenience.
14*4fee23f9SmrgWe would like to rectify it, if it is not "too inconvenient".
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