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unistd_h: make it easier to avoid sys_types_h This is useful for Emacs, which has its own method of porting to Windows, and which therefore does not need the sys_types_h module. * m4/off_t.m4: New file, defining gl_TYPE_OFF_T, which contains code moved here from gl_SYS_TYPES_H. * m4/sys_types_h.m4 (gl_SYS_TYPES_H): Require it instead of using the code directly. * m4/unistd_h.m4 (gl_UNISTD_H): Require gl_TYPE_OFF_T, not gl_SYS_TYPES_H. * modules/sys_types (Files): * modules/unistd (Files): Add m4/off_t.m4.
author Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
date Fri, 04 May 2012 13:05:31 -0700
parents 2f911f94bb4f
children 579368b4bb16
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The following packages are needed by maintainers for using
'gnulib-tool'.  In general, Gnulib prefers the latest stable
version of each package, but in some cases it also supports
older versions; this caters to commonly-used software
distributions that may lag behind the latest stable package.
Support for older versions is not guaranteed, though, and
the version numbers in the following list may be incremented
at any time.

* A C runtime, compiler, linker, etc.
  + Mandatory. Using the platform's native 'cc' gives good portability
    exposure, but you can also use GCC 2.95 or newer.
  + GCC Homepage:
    http://gcc.gnu.org/
  + Download:
    http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/

* A 'make' utility.
  + Mandatory. Using the platform's native 'make' gives good portability
    exposure for in-tree builds, but VPATH builds require GNU Make 3.79.1 or
    newer.
  + GNU Make Homepage:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/make/
  + Download:
    http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/

* GNU M4 1.4.5 or newer.
  + 1.4.5 or newer is mandatory, but 1.4.9 or newer is recommended.
  + Homepage:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/
  + Download:
    http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/

* Autoconf 2.59 or newer.
  + Mandatory.
  + Homepage:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/
  + Download:
    http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/

* Automake 1.9.6 or newer.
  + Mandatory.
  + Homepage:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/
  + Download:
    http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/

* A shell
  + Mandatory. Using the platform's native 'sh' gives good portability
    exposure, but you can also use Bash.
  + Homepage:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/
  + Download:
    http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/

* Core POSIX utilities, including:
    [ basename cat chgrp chmod chown cp dd echo expand expr
    false hostname install kill ln ls md5sum mkdir mkfifo
    mknod mv printenv pwd rm rmdir sleep sort tee test touch
    true uname
  + Mandatory. Using the platform's native utilities gives good portability
    exposure, but you can also use GNU coreutils.
  + Homepage:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
  + Download:
    http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/

* The comparison utilities 'cmp' and 'diff'.
  + Mandatory. Using the platform's native utilities gives good portability
    exposure, but you can also use GNU diffutils.
  + Homepage:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/
  + Download:
    http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/diffutils/
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/diffutils/

* The patch utility 'patch'.
  + Mandatory if you use gnulib-local diffs. Using the platform's native
    utilities gives good portability exposure, but you can also use GNU
    patch.
  + Homepage:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/patch/
  + Download:
    http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/patch/
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/patch/

* Grep.
  + Mandatory. Using the platform's native grep gives good portability
    exposure, but you can also use GNU grep.
  + Homepage:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/grep/
  + Download:
    http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/

* GNU gettext.
  + Always use the newest available gettext release, see
    <http://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/manual/html_node/gettextize-and-autopoint.html>.
  + Recommended.
    Needed if you use modules that use internationalization (many do).
  + Homepage:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/
  + Download:
    http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext/
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext/

* Bison 2.0 or newer.
  + Recommended.
    Needed if you use the 'parse-datetime' module.
  + Homepage:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/
  + Download:
    http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/

* GNU gperf 3.0.1 or newer.
  + Recommended.
    Needed if you use the 'iconv_open' module.
  + Homepage:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/gperf/
  + Download:
    http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gperf/
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gperf/

* Texinfo 4.6 or newer.
  + Recommended.
    Needed if you use modules that include documentation.
  + Homepage:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/
  + Download:
    http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/

* GNU sed.
  + Recommended.
    Needed on platforms where the vendor's 'sed' program is too buggy.
  + Homepage:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/sed/
  + Download:
    http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/sed/
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/sed/

* GNU libtool 1.5.22 or newer.
  + Optional.
    Needed if you want to invoke gnulib-tool with option --libtool.
    libtool 2.2.x or newer is needed if you want to invoke gnulib-tool
    with options --create-testdir/--test  and --libtool.
  + Homepage:
    http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
  + Download:
    http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/
    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/