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That is the only list of requirements that was ever written that I know of. I suspect that some items, such as C-compiler and GMP library is still needed to compile a dist. I suspect that some items, such as autoconf and bison is not. I see absolutely no reason why "you need these 13 things to build from scratch" should imply either "you need these 13 things to build from dist" or "you don't need any of these 13 things to build from dist".

/ Martin Nilsson (saturator)

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2003-11-05 13:15: Subject: README

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Again, considering the source, why should it apply to source dists? Do you ask because you suspect someone has changed the build system since then so that those tools have become necessary now?

/ Martin Stjernholm, Roxen IS