-The following packages are needed by maintainers for using 'gnulib-tool':
+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 and compiler.
- + Mandatory, platform cc gives good portability exposure.
- + GCC Homepage (GNU gcc 2.95 or newer):
+* 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, platform make gives good portability exposure.
- + VPATH builds often need GNU make 3.79.1 or newer.
+ + 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.
- + Mandatory.
- Autoconf 2.62 requires GNU m4 1.4.5 or newer, and Autoconf 2.61 triggers
- bugs in GNU m4 < 1.4.5.
+* 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/
-* GNU autoconf 2.59 or newer.
+* Autoconf 2.59 or newer.
+ Mandatory.
+ Homepage:
http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/
-* GNU automake 1.10 or newer.
+* Automake 1.9.6 or newer.
+ Mandatory.
+ Homepage:
http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/
-* GNU gettext 0.16.1.
+* 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.
+ + If your project wants to follow GNU Coding Standards:
+ + Always use the newest available gettext release, see
+ <http://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/manual/html_node/gettextize-and-autopoint.html>.
+ + Use the 'gettext' module.
+ + If your project cares more about ease of development on older platforms:
+ + gettext 0.17 or newer.
+ + Use the 'gettext-h' module.
+ Recommended.
- Needed if you use modules which make use of internationalization (many do).
+ 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/
-* GNU bison 2.0 or newer.
+* Bison 2.0 or newer.
+ Recommended.
- Needed if you use the 'getdate' module.
+ Needed if you use the 'parse-datetime' module.
+ Homepage:
http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/
+ Download:
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gperf/
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gperf/
-* GNU texinfo 4.2 or newer.
+* Texinfo 4.6 or newer.
+ Recommended.
Needed if you use modules that include documentation.
+ Homepage:
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/
-* GNU sed
+* GNU sed.
+ Recommended.
Needed on platforms where the vendor's 'sed' program is too buggy.
+ Homepage:
* 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:
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