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Download the file named something like `icu4c-**##.#**-src.tgz` (or
`.zip`).
+To check the minimum recommended ICU, run `./configure --help` and see
+the help for the `--with-icu-source` option. A warning will be printed
+during configuration if the ICU version is too old.
+
##### Unix/macOS
From an already-unpacked ICU: