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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†.
 
 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
 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:**
   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
 
 
 ## Nomenclature