An update to the DEPENDENCIES file:
* Don't recommend protocols like http and ftp that are vulnerable to
man-in-the-middle attacks.
* Update minimum autoconf version: Some m4/*.m4 files require 2.60 or
newer.
* Update minimum automake version. (Guesswork of mine.)
* Update recommended gperf version: version 3.1 fixes the "link failure
with -O0" problem.
2017-01-10 Bruno Haible <br...@clisp.org>
Update DEPENDENCIES.
* DEPENDENCIES: List only https URLs. Update recommended version for
autoconf, automake, gperf.
diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES b/DEPENDENCIES
index e19a37e..f9b6aa0 100644
--- a/DEPENDENCIES
+++ b/DEPENDENCIES
@@ -11,53 +11,47 @@ at any time.
+ 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/
+ https://gcc.gnu.org/
+ Download:
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/
+ https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/
* A 'make' utility.
+ 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/
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/make/
+ Download:
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/
+ https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/
* 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/
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/m4/
+ Download:
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/
+ https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/m4/
-* Autoconf 2.59 or newer.
+* Autoconf 2.60 or newer.
+ Mandatory.
+ Homepage:
- http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/
+ Download:
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/
+ https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/
-* Automake 1.9.6 or newer.
+* Automake 1.11.1 or newer.
+ Mandatory.
+ Homepage:
- http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/
+ Download:
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/
+ https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/
* 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/
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/
+ Download:
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/
+ https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/
* Core POSIX utilities, including:
[ basename cat chgrp chmod chown cp dd echo expand expr
@@ -67,43 +61,39 @@ at any time.
+ 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/
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
+ Download:
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/
+ https://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/
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/
+ Download:
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/diffutils/
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/diffutils/
+ https://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/
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/patch/
+ Download:
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/patch/
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/patch/
+ https://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/
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/
+ Download:
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/
+ https://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>.
+
<https://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.
@@ -111,46 +101,41 @@ at any time.
+ Recommended.
Needed if you use modules that use internationalization (many do).
+ Homepage:
- http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/
+ Download:
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext/
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext/
+ https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext/
* Bison 2.0 or newer.
+ Recommended.
Needed if you use the 'parse-datetime' module.
+ Homepage:
- http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/bison/
+ Download:
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/
+ https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/
* GNU gperf 3.0.1 or newer.
- + Recommended.
+ + 3.0.1 or newer is mandatory, but 3.1 or newer is recommended.
Needed if you use the 'iconv_open' module.
+ Homepage:
- http://www.gnu.org/software/gperf/
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/gperf/
+ Download:
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gperf/
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gperf/
+ https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gperf/
* Texinfo 4.6 or newer.
+ Recommended.
Needed if you use modules that include documentation.
+ Homepage:
- http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/
+ Download:
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/
+ https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/
* GNU sed.
+ Recommended.
Needed on platforms where the vendor's 'sed' program is too buggy.
+ Homepage:
- http://www.gnu.org/software/sed/
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/
+ Download:
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/sed/
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/sed/
+ https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/sed/
* GNU libtool 1.5.22 or newer.
+ Optional.
@@ -158,7 +143,6 @@ at any time.
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/
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
+ Download:
- http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/
+ https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/
