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⛩️📰 is now tested on newer versions of Make, al·be·it not
particularly extensively.

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@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ It makes things easier by :⁠—
 It aims to do this with zero dependencies beyond the programs already
   installed on your computer†.
 
-† The only non‐Posix programs‡ required are those provided by `libxml2`
-  and `libxslt` (which most operating systems provide), but on Linux
-  machines the commandline utilities may need to be installed
-  separately as **`libxml2-utils`** and **`xsltproc`**.
+† The only non‐Posix programs‡ required (other than G·N·U Make itself,
+    and optionally Git) are those provided by `libxml2` and `libxslt`.
+On most operating systems, these libraries come pre·installed, but on
+  Linux machines the commandline utilities are often packaged
+  separately (as **`libxml2-utils`** and **`xsltproc`**), which may
+  still need to be installed.
 Additionally, not all Linux distributions bundle all necessary Posix
   programs; on Debian (for example) you may need to separately install
   **`sharutils`** for `uudecode` and `uuencode` and **`pax`** for
@@ -38,11 +40,9 @@ It expects `xargs` to accept a `-0` option, which, while widely
   supported, is not a part of the Posix standard.
 
 **Note:**
-⛩️📰 书社 requires functionality present in G·N·U Make 3.81 (or later)
-  and will not work in previous versions, or other implementations of
-  Make.
-Compatibility with later versions of G·N·U Make is assumed, but not
-  tested.
+⛩️📰 书社 requires functionality present in G·N·U Make 3.81 or later,
+  and will not work in previous versions, or with other implementations
+  of Make.
 
 ## Nomenclature