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@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ To build libpcap with the configure script and `make`:
run `./autogen.sh` (a shell script). The autogen.sh script will
build the `configure` and `config.h.in` files.
+* If you build on a Linux 32-bit system, with Autoconf version >= 2.72
+and GNU C Library version >= 2.34, run `export BUILD_YEAR2038=yes`
+before running `./autogen.sh` to build with 64-bit time_t (Y2038-safe).
+
On some system, you may need to set the `AUTORECONF` variable, like:
`AUTORECONF=autoreconf-2.69 ./autogen.sh`
to select the `autoreconf` version you want to use.