Weaken m4 dependency.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 25e769b..646b558 100644 (file)
--- 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 3314376..f120751 100644 (file)
--- 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: