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+++ b/FAQ
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ OpenSSL  -  Frequently Asked Questions
 * Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on MacOS X?
 * Why does the OpenSSL test suite fail on MacOS X?
 * Why does the OpenSSL test suite fail in BN_sqr test [on a 64-bit platform]?
+* Why does OpenBSD-i386 build fail on des-586.s with "Unimplemented segment type"?
 
 [PROG] Questions about programming with OpenSSL
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ OpenSSL  -  Frequently Asked Questions
 * Which is the current version of OpenSSL?
 
 The current version is available from <URL: http://www.openssl.org>.
-OpenSSL 0.9.6h was released on December 5, 2002.
+OpenSSL 0.9.7 was released on December 31, 2002.
 
 In addition to the current stable release, you can also access daily
 snapshots of the OpenSSL development version at <URL:
@@ -562,7 +563,24 @@ identifiers match? If they don't, then you most likely failed to run
 ./config and you're hereby advised to do so before filing a bug report.
 If ./config itself fails to run, then it's most likely problem with your
 local environment and you should turn to your system administrator (or
-similar).
+similar). If identifiers match (and/or no alternative identifier is
+suggested by ./config script), then the platform is unsupported. There might
+or might not be a workaround. Most notably on SPARC64 platforms with GNU
+C compiler you should be able to produce a working build by running
+'./config -m32'. I understand that -m32 might not be what you want/need,
+but the build should be operational. For further details turn to
+<openssl-dev@openssl.org>.
+
+* Why does OpenBSD-i386 build fail on des-586.s with "Unimplemented segment type"?
+
+As of 0.9.7 assembler routines were overhauled for position independence
+of the machine code, which is essential for shared library support. For
+some reason OpenBSD is equipped with an out-of-date GNU assembler which
+finds the new code offensive. To work around the problem, configure with
+no-asm (and sacrifice a great deal of performance) or patch your assembler
+according to <URL: http://www.openssl.org/~appro/gas-1.92.3.OpenBSD.patch>.
+For your convenience a pre-compiled replacement binary is provided at
+<URL: http://www.openssl.org/~appro/gas-1.92.3.OpenBSD.bin>.
 
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