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Introduction
============
-This is the Gnu Readline library, version 4.2.
+This is the Gnu Readline library, version 4.2a.
The Readline library provides a set of functions for use by applications
that allow users to edit command lines as they are typed in. Both
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ may be used without Readline in applications which desire its
capabilities.
The Readline library is free software, distributed under the terms of
-the GNU Public License, version 2. For more information, see the file
-COPYING.
+the [GNU] General Public License, version 2. For more information, see
+the file COPYING.
To build the library, try typing `./configure', then `make'. The
configuration process is automated, so no further intervention should
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ your platform.
If you need to update support/shobj-conf, you will need to create
a `stanza' for your operating system and compiler. The script uses
the value of host_os and ${CC} as determined by configure. For
-instance, FreeBSD 4.2 using the ELF object file format with any
-version of gcc is identified as `freebsdelf4.2-gcc*'.
+instance, FreeBSD 4.2 with any version of gcc is identified as
+`freebsd4.2-gcc*'.
In the stanza for your operating system-compiler pair, you will need to
define several variables. They are: