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Improve wording of dependencies
author Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
date Wed, 04 Apr 2007 02:45:49 +0000
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1 The following packages are needed by maintainers for using 'gnulib-tool':
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3 * A C runtime and compiler.
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4 + Mandatory, platform cc gives good portability exposure.
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5 + GCC Homepage (GNU gcc 2.95 or newer):
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6 http://gcc.gnu.org/
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7 + Download:
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8 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/
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9 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/
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11 * A 'make' utility.
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12 + Mandatory, platform make gives good portability exposure for
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13 in-tree builds, but VPATH builds require GNU make 3.79.1 or newer.
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14 + GNU Make Homepage:
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15 http://www.gnu.org/software/make/
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16 + Download:
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17 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/
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18 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/
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20 * GNU m4 1.4.5 or newer.
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21 + 1.4.5 or newer is mandatory, but recommend 1.4.9 or newer.
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22 + Homepage:
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23 http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/
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24 + Download:
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25 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/
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26 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/
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28 * GNU autoconf 2.59 or newer.
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29 + Mandatory.
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30 + Homepage:
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31 http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/
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32 + Download:
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33 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/
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34 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/
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36 * GNU automake 1.10 or newer.
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37 + Mandatory.
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38 + Homepage:
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39 http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/
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40 + Download:
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41 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/
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42 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/
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44 * GNU gettext 0.16.1.
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45 + Recommended.
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46 Needed if you use modules which make use of internationalization (many do).
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47 + Homepage:
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48 http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/
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49 + Download:
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50 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext/
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51 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext/
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53 * GNU bison 2.0 or newer.
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54 + Recommended.
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55 Needed if you use the 'getdate' module.
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56 + Homepage:
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57 http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/
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58 + Download:
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59 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/
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60 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/
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62 * GNU gperf 3.0.1 or newer.
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63 + Recommended.
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64 Needed if you use the 'iconv_open' module.
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65 + Homepage:
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66 http://www.gnu.org/software/gperf/
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67 + Download:
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68 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gperf/
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69 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gperf/
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71 * GNU texinfo 4.2 or newer.
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72 + Recommended.
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73 Needed if you use modules that include documentation.
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74 + Homepage:
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75 http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/
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76 + Download:
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77 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/
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78 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/
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80 * GNU sed
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81 + Recommended.
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82 Needed on platforms where the vendor's 'sed' program is too buggy.
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83 + Homepage:
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84 http://www.gnu.org/software/sed/
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85 + Download:
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87 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/sed/
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89 * GNU libtool 1.5.22 or newer.
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90 + Optional.
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91 Needed if you want to invoke gnulib-tool with option --libtool.
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92 + Homepage:
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93 http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
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94 + Download:
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95 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/
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96 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/