Follow-up Comment #3, sr #111044 (group autoconf): [comment #2 comment #2:] > neither `diff` nor `awk` (and arguably not even `sed`) should be an implicit dependency.
Not sure I'd go that far. The [https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Utilities-in-Makefiles.html GNU Coding Standards for utilities in makefiles] lists the following as usable without further ado: awk cat cmp cp diff echo egrep expr false grep install-info ln ls mkdir mv printf pwd rm rmdir sed sleep sort tar test touch tr true Although some of these are debatable (egrep is no longer required by POSIX and people should use 'grep -E', install-info is needed only if using info) it's not a bad list of utilities that should work everywhere. I'd hate for Autoconf to have to worry about platforms lacking 'rm'.... _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <https://savannah.gnu.org/support/?111044> _______________________________________________ Message sent via Savannah https://savannah.gnu.org/
