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MB_LEN_MAX.3: srcfix: add pointer to discussion of why glibc has MB_LEN_MAX==16 

Reported-by: Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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@ -38,7 +38,13 @@ and
are totally unrelated.
In glibc,
.B MB_LEN_MAX
is typically 16 (6 in glibc versions earlier than 2.2) while
is typically 16
.\" For an explanation of why the limit was raised to 16, see
.\" http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2015-05/msg00001.html
.\" From: Bruno Haible
.\" Subject: Re: why is MB_LEN_MAX so large (16) on glibc
.\" Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 02:30:14 +0200
(6 in glibc versions earlier than 2.2) while
.I sizeof(wchar_t)
is 4.
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