--- libtool.texi.~1.125.~	2002-06-22 10:10:53.000000000 +1000
+++ libtool.texi	2002-11-13 19:02:10.000000000 +1000
@@ -2201,6 +2201,15 @@
 have in changing them.  Static functions and variables may change forms
 as often as you address@hidden your users cannot access them, so they
 aren't interface changes.
+
address@hidden Be careful with array dimensions
+The number of elements in a global array is part of an interface, even
+if the header just declares @code{extern int foo[];}.  This is because
+on i386 and some other SVR4/ELF systems, when an application
+references data in a shared library the size of that data (whatever
+its type) is included in the application executable.  If you might
+want to change the size of an array or string then provide a pointer
+not the actual array.
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