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README-alpha is for alpha releases, which are not from Git or CVS, so
omit mention of that.  I'm not sure we'll ever do alpha releases, but
if we do, README-alpha assumes the tarballs are already bit.

Update README-hacking with info that was mistakenly put into
README-alpha.  Also mention Bison, needed for parse-date.y.
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Paul Eggert
2022-11-03 22:56:18 -07:00
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@@ -3,40 +3,6 @@ This is GNU tar.
This is a *pre-release* version, and not ready for production use yet.
Please send comments and problem reports to <bug-tar@gnu.org>.
If you have taken the sources from CVS you will need the following
packages (or later) to build GNU tar. We don't make any extra effort
to accommodate older versions of these packages, so please make sure
that you have the latest stable version.
- Automake <http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/>
- Autoconf <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/>
- Bison <http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/>
- Gettext <http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/>
- Gzip <http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/>
- M4 <http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/>
- Texinfo <http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo>
- Wget <http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/>
As of this writing, the latest stable version of Gzip is 1.2.4 but we
suggest using test version 1.3.5 (or later, if one becomes available).
Valgrind <http://valgrind.org/> is also highly recommended, if
Valgrind supports your architecture.
Before building the package, run "bootstrap". It will obtain gnulib
and paxutils files from their Git repositories on Savannah. Then, it will
fetch the po files from tar page at Translation Project, and, finally, it
will start autoconfiguration process. Simply running bootstrap without
arguments should do in most cases.
Bootstrap reads its configuration from file bootstrap.conf located on the
top of tar source tree. Several options are provided that modify its
behavior. Run 'bootstrap --help' for a list.
To only fetch auxiliary files from the network, run ./autopull.sh.
To only generate files such as 'configure', without accessing the
network, run ./autogen.sh. The 'bootstrap' script does both.
Copyright 2001-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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@@ -8,16 +8,23 @@ tar. We do not make any efforts to accommodate older versions of
these packages, so please make sure that you have the latest stable
version.
- Automake <http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/>
- Autoconf <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/>
- Automake <http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/>
- Bison <http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/>
- M4 <http://www.gnu.org/software/m4/>
- Texinfo <http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo>
- Gettext <http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/>
- Git <http://git.or.cz>
- Gzip <http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/>
- Texinfo <http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo>
- Wget <http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/>
Up-to-date compilers and libraries are also recommended, for better
static checking. You may be able to use an older compiler by building
with 'make WERROR_CFLAGS='; if so, don't worry about its false alarms.
Valgrind <http://valgrind.org/> is also highly recommended, if
Valgrind supports your architecture.
* Bootstrapping
Obviously, if you are reading these notes, you did manage to clone
@@ -38,7 +45,17 @@ INSTALLATION).
Normally you will have to run bootstrap only once. However, if you
intend to hack on GNU tar, you might need to run it again later.
There are lots of options that you may find useful in this case.
See 'bootstrap --help' for a detailed list.
See './bootstrap --help' for a detailed list.
Bootstrapping obtains Gnulib and Paxutils files from their Git
repositories on Savannah. Then, it fetches translations from the
Translation Project, and, finally, it builds files useful for
configuration. Simply running ./bootstrap without arguments should do
in most cases.
The file bootstrap.conf contains bootstrapping configuration.
Several options are provided that modify its behavior.
Run './bootstrap --help' for a list.
To only fetch auxiliary files from the network, run ./autopull.sh.
To only generate files such as 'configure', without accessing the