From 9d7c3280652e80471458060b5cbc612cd897606b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 01:19:00 +0000
Subject: Weaken m4 dependency.

---
 DEPENDENCIES | 19 ++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

(limited to 'DEPENDENCIES')

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:
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