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@@ -248,11 +248,6 @@ by including @file{unistd.h} and then checking whether
probably fail because there is no @file{unistd.h}. We do not know of
@emph{any} way you can reliably test at compilation time whether your
target system supports POSIX or whether @file{unistd.h} exists.
-
-The GNU C compiler predefines the symbol @code{__POSIX__} if the target
-system is a POSIX system. Provided you do not use any other compilers
-on POSIX systems, testing @code{defined (__POSIX__)} will reliably
-detect such systems.
@end deftypevr
@comment unistd.h