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-rw-r--r--DEPENDENCIES19
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 25e769bc7c..646b5587b5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
test_xvasprintf_LDADD.
Reported by Eric Blake.
+2007-04-03 Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
+
+ * DEPENDENCIES: Weaken m4 requirements.
+
2007-04-03 Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
* modules/frexp-tests (configure.ac): Remove AC_SUBST.
diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES b/DEPENDENCIES
index 33143760fa..f12075150a 100644
--- a/DEPENDENCIES
+++ b/DEPENDENCIES
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
The following packages are needed by maintainers for using 'gnulib-tool':
-* A C runtime and compiler (e.g. GNU gcc 2.95 or newer).
- + Mandatory.
- + Homepage:
+* A C runtime and compiler.
+ + Mandatory, platform cc gives good portability exposure.
+ + GCC Homepage (GNU gcc 2.95 or newer):
http://gcc.gnu.org/
+ Download:
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/
-* A 'make' utility (e.g. GNU make 3.79.1 or newer).
- + Mandatory.
- + Homepage:
+* A 'make' utility.
+ + Mandatory, platform make gives good portability exposure.
+ + VPATH builds often need 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 1.4.9 or newer.
+* GNU m4 1.4.5 or newer.
+ Mandatory.
- Autoconf requires GNU m4 1.4 or newer, and Autoconf 2.61 triggers bugs
- in GNU m4 < 1.4.8.
+ Autoconf 2.62 requires GNU m4 1.4.5 or newer, and Autoconf 2.61 triggers
+ bugs in GNU m4 < 1.4.5.
+ Homepage:
http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/
+ Download: