Documenting tools necessary for GCC [draft]

[Kaveh R. Ghazi]

 > From: Eric Christopher <echristo@redhat.com>
 > 
 > My thoughts:
 > 
 > > ------------------------------------------------------
 > > gzip version 1.2.4 (or later) or
 > > bzip2 version ??? (or later)
 > > 
 > > Necessary to uncompress gcc tar files when source code is obtained via
 > > FTP mirror sites.
 > > 
 > 
 > gnu tar required? I seem to remember some deal with uncompressing gnu
 > tar archives with solaris tar not working.

Yeah, I've had gnu tar installed for so long I forgot.  Got it.



 > > ------------------------------------------------------
 > > autogen version ???
 > 
 > Aaah. autogen comes with guile?
 > 
 > > guile version ???

No, but it needs guile.  You get them separately.



 > > ------------------------------------------------------
 > > cvs version ???
 > > ssh version ???
 > > 
 > 
 > probably 1.10 or greater for cvs. Ian would know best.
 > -eric

I'm wondering if we should recommend openssh?  If so, what version?

		Thanks,
		--Kaveh
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Kaveh R. Ghazi			ghazi@caip.rutgers.edu