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@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@ if 'CFLAGS' is specified it must enable optimization.  For example:
      compiler flags which target a later instruction set architecture
      (ISA).
 
+'--with-extra-version-id=STRING'
+     Use STRING as part of the fingerprint that is used by the dynamic
+     linker to detect an incompatible version of 'libc.so'.  For
+     example, STRING could be the full package version and release
+     string used by a distribution build of the GNU C Library.  This
+     way, concurrent process creation during a package update will fail
+     with an error message, _error while loading shared libraries:
+     /lib64/libc.so.6: ld.so/libc.so mismatch detected (upgrade in
+     progress?)_, rather than crashing mysteriously.
+
 '--with-timeoutfactor=NUM'
      Specify an integer NUM to scale the timeout of test programs.  This
      factor can be changed at run time using 'TIMEOUTFACTOR' environment