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doc: detail dependencies for users and distributions
* DEPENDENCIES: New file, based on gnulib/DEPENDENCIES. * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add it. * README-install: Reference it. * README-prereq: Likewise.
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# build and runtime dependencies
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* systemd libraries
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* Mandatory on Linux systems that use systemd (version 254 or newer).
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Needed for the multi-user programs ('who', 'users', 'pinky', and
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- if built - 'uptime'), so that they can access the database of
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user logins from systemd-logind.
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Related 'configure' option: --enable-systemd.
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* Homepage:
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https://systemd.io/
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+ Download:
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https://github.com/systemd/systemd
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+ Pre-built package name:
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- On Debian and Debian-based systems: libsystemd-dev,
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- On Red Hat distributions: systemd-devel.
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- Other: https://repology.org/project/systemd/versions
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* libselinux
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+ Mandatory on Linux systems that support SELinux.
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Needed so that the file utilities respect the security contexts,
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and for the 'runcon' and 'chcon' programs.
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+ Homepage:
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https://github.com/SELinuxProject
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+ Download:
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https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux
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+ Pre-built package name:
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- On Debian and Debian-based systems: libselinux1-dev,
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- On Red Hat distributions: libselinux-devel.
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- Other: https://repology.org/project/libselinux/versions
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* libacl
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+ Recommended on Linux systems.
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Needed so that the file utilities respect the access control lists (ACLs)
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set on the original files.
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+ Homepage:
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https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/acl/
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+ Download:
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https://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/acl/
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+ Pre-built package name:
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- On Debian and Debian-based systems: libacl1-dev,
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- On Red Hat distributions: libacl-devel.
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- Other: https://repology.org/project/acl/versions
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* libattr
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+ Recommended on Linux systems.
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Needed so that the file utilities respect the access control lists (ACLs)
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set on the original files, with fewer system calls.
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+ Homepage:
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https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/attr/
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+ Download:
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https://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/attr/
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+ Pre-built package name:
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- On Debian and Debian-based systems: libattr1-dev,
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- On Red Hat distributions: libattr-devel.
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- Other: https://repology.org/project/attr/versions
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* libcap
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+ Recommended on Linux systems.
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Needed so that 'ls' can display capabilities.
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+ Homepage:
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https://sites.google.com/site/fullycapable/
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+ Download:
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https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libcap/libcap.git/
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+ Pre-built package name:
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- On Debian and Debian-based systems: libcap-dev,
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- On Red Hat distributions: libcap-devel.
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- Other: https://repology.org/project/libcap/versions
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* GNU libiconv
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+ Not needed on systems with glibc and on NetBSD.
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But highly recommended on all other systems.
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Needed for character set conversion from/to Unicode.
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+ Homepage:
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https://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/
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+ Download:
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https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libiconv/
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+ Pre-built package name:
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- On Debian and Debian-based systems: --,
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- On Red Hat distributions: --.
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- Other: https://repology.org/project/libiconv/versions
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+ If it is installed in a nonstandard directory, pass the option
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--with-libiconv-prefix=DIR to 'configure'.
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+ On mingw, a slim alternative is the 'win-iconv' package version 0.0.8
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from https://github.com/win-iconv/win-iconv .
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* libintl, part of GNU gettext
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+ Not needed on systems with glibc.
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But highly recommended on all other systems.
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Needed for localization (translation) of messages to the user's
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native language.
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+ Homepage:
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https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/
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+ Download:
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https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext/
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+ Pre-built package name:
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- On Debian and Debian-based systems: --,
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- On Red Hat distributions: --.
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- Other: https://repology.org/project/gettext/versions
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+ If it is installed in a nonstandard directory, pass the option
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--with-libintl-prefix=DIR to 'configure'.
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* OpenSSL.
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+ Optional.
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Needed for optimized crypto hash sums.
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Related 'configure' option: --with-openssl.
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+ Homepage:
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https://www.openssl.org/
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+ Download:
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https://www.openssl.org/source/
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+ Pre-built package name:
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- On Debian and Debian-based systems: libssl-dev,
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- On Red Hat distributions: openssl-devel.
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- Other: https://repology.org/project/openssl/versions
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* GNU gmp.
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+ Optional.
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Needed for optimized multiprecision computations in the programs
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'expr', 'basenc', 'factor'.
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+ Homepage:
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https://www.gnu.org/software/gmp/
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+ Download:
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https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gmp/
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+ Pre-built package name:
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- On Debian and Debian-based systems: libgmp-dev,
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- On Red Hat distributions: gmp-devel.
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- Other: https://repology.org/project/gmp/versions
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+ If it is installed in a nonstandard directory, pass the option
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--with-libgmp-prefix to 'configure'.
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* libsmack
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+ Optional on Linux systems.
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Needed for supporting the "Simplified Mandatory Access Control Kernel"
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Linux security module.
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+ Homepage:
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https://schaufler-ca.com/
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+ Download:
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https://github.com/smack-team/smack
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+ Pre-built package name:
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- On Debian and Debian-based systems: --,
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- On Red Hat distributions: --.
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- Other: https://repology.org/project/smack-utils/versions
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# runtime only dependencies
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None.
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# build only dependencies
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* A C runtime, compiler, linker, etc.
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+ Mandatory.
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Either the platform's native 'cc', or GCC 4.4 or newer.
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+ GCC Homepage:
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https://gcc.gnu.org/
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+ Download:
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https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/
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+ Pre-built package name:
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- On Debian and Debian-based systems: gcc,
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- On Red Hat distributions: gcc,
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- On Alpine Linux: gcc, linux-headers.
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- Other: https://repology.org/project/gcc/versions
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* A 'make' utility.
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+ Mandatory.
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Either the platform's native 'make' (on *BSD systems, and for in-tree
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builds only), or GNU Make 4.0 or newer.
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+ GNU Make Homepage:
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https://www.gnu.org/software/make/
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+ Download:
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https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/
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* A shell
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+ Mandatory.
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Either the platform's native 'sh', or Bash.
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+ Homepage:
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https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/
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+ Download:
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https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/
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* Core POSIX utilities, including:
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[ basename cat chgrp chmod chown cp dd echo expand expr
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false hostname install kill ln ls md5sum mkdir mkfifo
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mknod mv printenv pwd rm rmdir sleep sort tee test touch
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true uname
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+ Mandatory.
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Either the platform's native utilities, or GNU coreutils.
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+ Homepage:
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https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
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+ Download:
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https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/
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* The comparison utilities 'cmp' and 'diff'.
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+ Mandatory.
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Either the platform's native utilities, or GNU diffutils.
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+ Homepage:
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https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/
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+ Download:
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https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/diffutils/
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* Grep.
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+ Mandatory.
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Either the platform's native grep, or GNU grep.
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+ Homepage:
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https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/
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+ Download:
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https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/
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* Awk.
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+ Mandatory.
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Either the platform's native awk, mawk, or nawk, or GNU awk.
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+ Homepage:
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https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/
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+ Download:
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https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gawk/
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.prev-version \
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.version \
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.vg-suppressions \
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DEPENDENCIES \
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README-install \
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THANKS.in \
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THANKS-to-translators \
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Please see the file INSTALL for generic build and installation instructions.
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Please see the file DEPENDENCIES for coreutils specific prerequisites.
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This file details coreutils and system specific build instructions.
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This gives some notes on obtaining the tools required for development.
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Also note the build prerequisites in the DEPENDENCIES file.
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These tools can be used by the 'bootstrap' and 'configure' scripts,
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as well as by 'make'. They include:
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