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Tweak the English. automake 1.9.6 should suffice.
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1 The following packages are needed by maintainers for using 'gnulib-tool':
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3 * A C runtime and compiler.
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4 + Mandatory. Using the platform's native 'cc' gives good portability
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5 exposure, but you can also use GNU gcc 2.95 or newer.
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6 + GCC Homepage:
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7 http://gcc.gnu.org/
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8 + Download:
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9 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/
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10 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/
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12 * A 'make' utility.
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13 + Mandatory. Using the platform's native 'make' gives good portability
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14 exposure for in-tree builds, but VPATH builds require GNU make 3.79.1 or
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15 newer.
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16 + GNU Make Homepage:
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17 http://www.gnu.org/software/make/
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18 + Download:
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19 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/
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20 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/
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22 * GNU m4 1.4.5 or newer.
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23 + 1.4.5 or newer is mandatory, but 1.4.9 or newer is recommended.
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24 + Homepage:
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25 http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/
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26 + Download:
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27 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/
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28 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/
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30 * GNU autoconf 2.59 or newer.
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31 + Mandatory.
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32 + Homepage:
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33 http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/
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34 + Download:
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35 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/
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36 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/
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38 * GNU automake 1.9.6 or newer.
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39 + Mandatory.
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40 + Homepage:
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41 http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/
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42 + Download:
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43 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/
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44 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/
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46 * GNU gettext 0.16.1.
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47 + Recommended.
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48 Needed if you use modules which make use of internationalization (many do).
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49 + Homepage:
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50 http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/
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51 + Download:
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52 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext/
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53 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext/
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55 * GNU bison 2.0 or newer.
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56 + Recommended.
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57 Needed if you use the 'getdate' module.
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58 + Homepage:
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59 http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/
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60 + Download:
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61 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/
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62 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/
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64 * GNU gperf 3.0.1 or newer.
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65 + Recommended.
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66 Needed if you use the 'iconv_open' module.
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67 + Homepage:
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68 http://www.gnu.org/software/gperf/
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69 + Download:
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70 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gperf/
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71 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gperf/
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73 * GNU texinfo 4.2 or newer.
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74 + Recommended.
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75 Needed if you use modules that include documentation.
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76 + Homepage:
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77 http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/
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78 + Download:
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79 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/
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80 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/
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82 * GNU sed
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83 + Recommended.
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84 Needed on platforms where the vendor's 'sed' program is too buggy.
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85 + Homepage:
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86 http://www.gnu.org/software/sed/
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87 + Download:
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88 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/sed/
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89 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/sed/
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91 * GNU libtool 1.5.22 or newer.
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92 + Optional.
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93 Needed if you want to invoke gnulib-tool with option --libtool.
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94 + Homepage:
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95 http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
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96 + Download:
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97 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/
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98 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/