README: Specify that C99 is required
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 You need the following tools to build the library with the provided makefiles:
 
 * GNU Make.
-* A C toolchain (compiler, linker, archiver).
+* A C99 toolchain (compiler, linker, archiver).
 * Python 2 or Python 3 (either will work) to generate the test code.
 * Perl to run the tests.