README.Portability

[Neil Booth]

Horst von Brand wrote:-

> I understood that 509 is the ISO C minimal limit on maximal string size?
> Perhaps there are K&R compilers around with smaller limits.

Dunno about C89 as I don't have it.  C99 says 4096.

I've incorporated some of your other points in an upcoming patch,
thanks.  I haven't done things like freeing things twice, I think
someone contributing to GCC should know that.

Neil.