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* doc/**/*.texi: For bugs that exist in both Solaris 11.3 and 11.4,
mention Solaris 11.4.
* m4/printf.m4: Update comments about Solaris.
* m4/log.m4: Likewise.
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5 POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/vfprintf.html} |
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