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diff --git a/src/mm/boehm-gc/doc/README.win32 b/src/mm/boehm-gc/doc/README.win32
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--- a/src/mm/boehm-gc/doc/README.win32
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@@ -143,6 +143,17 @@ important, otherwise resulting programs will not run.
 
 Ivan Demakov (email: ivan@tgrad.nsk.su)
 
+Note from Ivan Maidanski:
+
+Special note for OpenWatcom users: the C (unlike the C++) compiler (of the
+latest stable release, not sure for older ones) doesn't force pointer global
+variables (i.e. not struct fields, not sure for locals) to be aligned unless
+optimizing for speed (eg. "-ot" option is set); the "-zp" option (or align
+pragma) only controls alignment for structs; I don't know whether it's a bug or
+a feature (see an old report of same kind -
+http://bugzilla.openwatcom.org/show_bug.cgi?id=664), so You are warned.
+
+
 Incremental Collection
 ----------------------
 There is some support for incremental collection.  By default, the