===================================================================
RCS file: /home/cvs/OpenXM_contrib2/asir2000/gc/doc/README,v
retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -p -r1.1 -r1.2
--- OpenXM_contrib2/asir2000/gc/doc/README	2002/07/24 08:00:16	1.1
+++ OpenXM_contrib2/asir2000/gc/doc/README	2003/06/24 05:11:38	1.2
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ are GPL'ed, but with an exception that should cover al
 collector.  (If you are concerned about such things, I recommend you look
 at the notice in config.guess or ltmain.sh.)
 
-This is version 6.1alpha5 of a conservative garbage collector for C and C++.
+This is version 6.2alpha6 of a conservative garbage collector for C and C++.
 
 You might find a more recent version of this at
 
@@ -229,10 +229,12 @@ and several of those are compatible with the collector
 or equivalent is supplied.  Many of these have separate README.system
 files.
 
-  Dynamic libraries are completely supported only under SunOS
+  Dynamic libraries are completely supported only under SunOS/Solaris,
 (and even that support is not functional on the last Sun 3 release),
-Linux, IRIX 5&6, HP-PA, Win32 (not Win32S) and OSF/1 on DEC AXP machines.
-On other machines we recommend that you do one of the following:
+Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, IRIX 5&6, HP/UX, Win32 (not Win32S) and OSF/1
+on DEC AXP machines plus perhaps a few others listed near the top
+of dyn_load.c.  On other machines we recommend that you do one of
+the following:
 
   1) Add dynamic library support (and send us the code).
   2) Use static versions of the libraries.
@@ -246,6 +248,8 @@ On other machines we recommend that you do one of the 
   In all cases we assume that pointer alignment is consistent with that
 enforced by the standard C compilers.  If you use a nonstandard compiler
 you may have to adjust the alignment parameters defined in gc_priv.h.
+Note that this may also be an issue with packed records/structs, if those
+enforce less alignment for pointers.
 
   A port to a machine that is not byte addressed, or does not use 32 bit
 or 64 bit addresses will require a major effort.  A port to plain MSDOS