doco more build probs.

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
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--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-11-17  Andrew Cagney  <ac131313@redhat.com>
+
+       * README: Mention need for alloca().  Mention problems with
+       alpha-dec-osf4.0e.  Clarify that comments refer to GDB 5.1.
+
 2001-11-17  Kevin Buettner  <kevinb@redhat.com>
 
        * i386-linux-nat.c (fill_gregset): Use regcache_collect() instead

diff --git a/gdb/README b/gdb/README
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--- a/gdb/README
+++ b/gdb/README
@@ -432,35 +432,49 @@ Host/target specific installation notes
 
 hppa2.0-hp-hpux10.20
 
-Due to a problem with libiberty/regex.c, GDB does not build on HP/UX
-10.20 when using the HP supplied compiler.
+Due to a problem (conflicting types) with libiberty/regex.c, GDB 5.1
+does not build on HP/UX 10.20 when using the HP supplied compiler.
 
-Due to bit rot problems, GDB does not work on HP/UX 10.20 when built
-with GCC.
+Due to bit rot, GDB 5.1 does not work on HP/UX 10.20 when built with
+GCC.
 
 
 hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.00
 
-Due to a problem with ltconfig and long argument lines, GDB does not
-configure on HP/UX 11.00.
+Due to a problem with ltconfig and long argument lines, GDB 5.1 does
+not configure on HP/UX 11.00.
 
 
 alpha-dec-osf5.1
 
-GDB has a number of problems on this platform (Ref PR gdb/237).  A GDB
-built with ``CC="cc -DUSE_LDR_ROUTINES"'' is reported to be more
-reliable.
+GDB 5.1 has a number of problems on this platform (Ref PR gdb/237).  A
+GDB 5.1 built with ``CC="cc -DUSE_LDR_ROUTINES"'' is reported to work
+much better.
+
+
+alpha-dec-osf4.0e
+
+GDB 5.1 is known to have problems on this platform (encounters an
+internal error in the symbol table reader).
 
 
 sparcv9-sun-solaris2.8
 
-There are known problems with GCC 3.0.x for the 64 bit sparc target
-(bad code gen).  You could try a development version of GCC.
+There are known problems with building GDB 5.1 using GCC 3.0.x for the
+64 bit SPARC target (bad code gen).  You could try a development
+version of GCC.
 
 
 i586-sco-sysv5uw7.1.1
 
-There are known problems with GDB's thread support on this platform.
+There are known problems with GDB 5.1's thread support on this
+platform.  Non-threaded programs should work.
+
+
+*-*-*
+
+GDB 5.1 assumes that the host C compiler implemends alloca().  GCC is
+one such compiler.  This problem should be fixed on the trunk.
 
 
 Remote debugging