- `IRIX64 6.5 6.5.17m' with c_dev 7.3.1.3m. It causes no
- trouble on the other ELF platforms I could test (Irix
- 6.5.15m, Solaris 8, Debian Potato x86, Debian Woody
- SPARC); however, it's reported to cause crashes under
- some version of GNU/Linux. It's not yet clear what's
- changed in that Irix version to cause the problem, or why
- the fix sometimes fails under GNU/Linux. There's
- probably no good reason to have something Irix-specific
- here, but this will have to do for now. IRIX6_5 is the
- most specific macro we have to test. -- fx 2002-10-01 */
+ `IRIX64 6.5 6.5.17m', whether compiled on that relase or
+ an earlier one. It causes no trouble on the other ELF
+ platforms I could test (Irix 6.5.15m, Solaris 8, Debian
+ Potato x86, Debian Woody SPARC); however, it's reported
+ to cause crashes under some version of GNU/Linux. It's
+ not yet clear what's changed in that Irix version to
+ cause the problem, or why the fix sometimes fails under
+ GNU/Linux. There's probably no good reason to have
+ something Irix-specific here, but this will have to do
+ for now. IRIX6_5 is the most specific macro we have to
+ test. -- fx 2002-10-01
+
+ The issue _looks_ as though it's gone away on 6.5.18m,
+ but maybe it's still lurking, to be triggered by some
+ change in the binary. It appears to concern the dynamic
+ loader, but I never got anywhere with an SGI support call
+ seeking clues. -- fx 2002-11-29. */