Issue #2544: On HP-UX systems, use 'gcc -shared' for linking when gcc
is used as compiler.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index c07f546..1129e78 100644
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+- Issue #2544: On HP-UX systems, use 'gcc -shared' for linking when
+  gcc is used as compiler.
+
 C API
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