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diff --git a/etc/PROBLEMS b/etc/PROBLEMS
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@@ -192,6 +192,18 @@ Upgrading to a newer version of Exceed has been reported to prevent
 these crashes.  You should consider switching to a free X server, such
 as Xming or Cygwin/X.
 
+** Emacs crashes with SIGSEGV in XtInitializeWidgetClass.
+
+It crashes on X, but runs fine when called with option "-nw".
+
+This has been observed when Emacs is linked with GNU ld but without passing
+the -z nocombreloc flag.  Emacs normally knows to pass the -z nocombreloc
+flag when needed, so if you come across a situation where the flag is
+necessary but missing, please report it via M-x report-emacs-bug.
+
+On platforms such as Solaris, you can also work around this problem by
+configuring your compiler to use the native linker instead of GNU ld.
+
 ** When Emacs is compiled with Gtk+, closing a display kills Emacs.
 
 There is a long-standing bug in GTK that prevents it from recovering