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Bug: Build dependency gperf

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Stephan Müller <muellste <at> math.hu-berlin.de>
Subject: bug#21945: closed (Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#21945: Bug: Build
 dependency gperf)
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2015 04:31:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#21945: Bug: Build dependency gperf

which was filed against the diffutils package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 21945 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Stephan Müller <muellste <at> math.hu-berlin.de>
Cc: 21945-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug-diffutils] bug#21945: Bug: Build dependency gperf
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 20:30:15 -0800

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On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 1:53 AM, Stephan Müller
<muellste <at> math.hu-berlin.de> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> building difftools (from Oct 2015) fails without gperf. A check for
> gperf should be added to the configure script.
>
> I am not really into it, but autoconf should be able to recognize this
> dependency itself? Any Ideas?

Thank you for the report. That was a bug, indeed.
The attached patch records the requirement in bootstrap.conf,
so that those building from DVCS notice it. Others should not
require gperf, because the gperf-generated files are always
generated and up-to-date in a distribution tarball.

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From: Stephan Müller <muellste <at> math.hu-berlin.de>
To: bug-diffutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: Bug: Build dependency gperf
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 10:53:44 +0100

Hello,

building difftools (from Oct 2015) fails without gperf. A check for
gperf should be added to the configure script.

I am not really into it, but autoconf should be able to recognize this
dependency itself? Any Ideas?

 ~stephan

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