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commit - c38751191f5811cbd45a0723e39c88785a854e9f
commit + a39a1a5273f953c7c25bcb5b89c607444368d072
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--- doc/README-Interix.txt
+++ doc/README-Interix.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 
-                    ngIRCd - Next Generation IRC Server
+                     ngIRCd - Next Generation IRC Server
+                           http://ngircd.barton.de/
 
-                      (c)2001-2010 Alexander Barton,
-                   alex@barton.de, http://www.barton.de/
-
+               (c)2001-2012 Alexander Barton and Contributors.
                ngIRCd is free software and published under the
-                  terms of the GNU General Public License.
+                   terms of the GNU General Public License.
 
-
                          -- README-Interix.txt --
 
 
@@ -20,11 +18,14 @@ Windows Server 2003. SUA is supported on Windows Serve
 Server 2008 & 2008 R2, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 -- so ngIRCd should be
 able to run on all of these platforms.
 
-But please note that the poll() API function is not fully implemented by
-SFU/SUA and therefore can't be used by ngIRCd -- which normally would be
-the default. Please see <http://www.suacommunity.com/faqs.aspx> section
-4.25 for details:
+But please note that two things:
 
+1. Don't use the poll() IO API
+
+The poll() API function is not fully implemented by SFU/SUA and therefore
+can't be used by ngIRCd -- which normally would be the default. Please see
+<http://www.suacommunity.com/faqs.aspx> section 4.25 for details:
+
   "If you do try to use the poll() API your program will block on the
   API call forever. You must direct your program to build using the
   select() API."
@@ -35,3 +36,9 @@ So when running the ./configure script, you HAVE TO DI
 
 ngIRCd then defaults to using the select() API function which works fine.
 
+2. Use GNU make(1)
+
+Starting with ngIRCd 18, our build system doesn't work with the default
+make(1) binary of Interix, you should use GNU make instead (tested with
+version 3.82 built from source).
+