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[PATCH] Don't require 'rsync' as a prerequisite. It is no longer needed since 2018.

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org>
Subject: bug#64237: closed (Re: bug#64237: [PATCH] Don't require 'rsync'
 as a prerequisite. It is no longer needed since 2018.)
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:38:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#64237: [PATCH] Don't require 'rsync' as a prerequisite. It is no longer needed since 2018.

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

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 64237 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org>
Cc: 64237-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#64237: [PATCH] Don't require 'rsync' as a prerequisite. It is
 no longer needed since 2018.
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2023 17:37:25 -0700

On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 4:28 PM Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org> wrote:
> The need for the (unsecure) rsync was removed from gnulib's 'bootstrap' program in
> October 2018. Thus, it is no longer a build requirement for GNU sed.

Thanks, Bruno.
That was part of my just-pushed (but from May) diff:
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/sed.git/commit/?id=a9e25136f95f28d795b2d16b272680daeb1b5c0a

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From: Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org>
To: bug-sed <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] Don't require 'rsync' as a prerequisite. It is no longer
 needed since 2018.
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 01:26:58 +0200

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The need for the (unsecure) rsync was removed from gnulib's 'bootstrap' program in
October 2018. Thus, it is no longer a build requirement for GNU sed.

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