- Issue #1204: The configure script now tests for additional libraries
  that may be required when linking against readline.  This fixes issues
  with x86_64 builds on some platforms (at least a few Linux flavors as
  well as OpenBSD/amd64).
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 83bbd49..6c22cd8 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
 - Issue #3678: Correctly pass LDFLAGS and LDLAST to the linker on shared
   library targets in the Makefile.
 
+- Issue #1204: The configure script now tests for additional libraries
+  that may be required when linking against readline.  This fixes issues
+  with x86_64 builds on some platforms (a few Linux flavors and OpenBSD).
+
 C-API
 -----