Re: Add 'Required Tools' to README?

[Eric Blake]

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According to Bruno Haible on 4/3/2007 5:02 PM:
> Yes, good suggestion. I'm creating a file 'DEPENDENCIES'. Feel free to add
> a pointer to it from the README if you like.

A bit strong on the m4 requirements, since debian stable doesn't ship
1.4.9 yet (I only released it last month :).  Also, I tweaked some of the
wording: since cc and make are used by the end user, while the rest of the
tools are developer-only, using native cc and make instead of gcc and
gmake helps test portability.

2007-04-03  Eric Blake  <address@hidden>

        * DEPENDENCIES: Weaken m4 requirements.

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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d9b34ed..ea7a967 100644
diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES b/DEPENDENCIES
index 3314376..f120751 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: