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# Line 14  configuring the GRUB. Line 14  configuring the GRUB.
14  * GCC  * GCC
15    
16    Probably every recent GCC should work, but we recommend GCC 2.95 and    Probably every recent GCC should work, but we recommend GCC 2.95 and
17    later, since you can create smaller binary images. See the webpage    later, since you can create smaller binary images. See the web page
18    <http://gcc.gnu.org/>.    <http://gcc.gnu.org/>.
19    
20  * GNU Make  * GNU Make
21    
22    For now, the Makefiles produced by Automake depends on GNU Make. See    For now, the Makefiles produced by Automake depends on GNU Make. See
23    the webpage <http://www.gnu.org/software/make/make.html>.    the web page <http://www.gnu.org/software/make/make.html>.
24    
25  * GNU binutils 2.9.1.0.23 or later  * GNU binutils 2.9.1.0.23 or later
26    
27    Binutils has changed the behavior of 16bit assembler between 2.9.1    Binutils has changed the behavior of 16bit assembler between 2.9.1
28    and 2.9.1.0.x, and we support only 2.9.1.0.x and higher. In    and 2.9.1.0.x, and we support only 2.9.1.0.x and higher. In
29    particular, we recommend using binutils 2.10, since it is the only    particular, we recommend using binutils 2.10, since it is the only
30    public release that supports real 16bit mode. Please taka a look at    public release that supports real 16bit mode. Please take a look at
31    the webpage <http://sourceware.cygnus.com/binutils/>, for more    the web page <http://sourceware.cygnus.com/binutils/>, for more
32    information. Note that you don't have to install it into any system    information. Note that you don't have to install it into any system
33    directory. See the section "Operation Controls", if you want to    directory. See the section "Operation Controls", if you want to
34    install binutils into your own directory.    install binutils into your own directory.
# Line 40  configure script. Line 40  configure script.
40  * Texinfo 4.0 or later  * Texinfo 4.0 or later
41    
42    We use some new macros in the documents, so you need a recent    We use some new macros in the documents, so you need a recent
43    Texinfo release. See the webpage    Texinfo release. See the web page
44    <http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/texinfo.html>.    <http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/texinfo.html>.
45    
46  * Developers: GNU Automake 1.4h or later  * Developers: GNU Automake 1.5
47    
48    You should not need Automake just to compile GRUB, but you will need    You should not need Automake just to compile GRUB, but you will need
49    it if you edit any of the build files (Makefile.am, configure.in,    it if you edit any of the build files (Makefile.am, configure.in,
50    etc).  We use the new "per-executable flags" feature found in the    etc).  We use the new "per-executable flags" feature found in the
51    latest release of automake.  See the webpage    latest release of automake.  See the web page
52    <http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/automake.html>.    <http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/automake.html>.
53    
54      Note that you shouldn't use 1.6 because of the incompatibility on
55      assembler support. We will shift to 1.6, once 1.6 becomes more popular
56      than 1.5.
57    
58    
59  Configuring the GRUB  Configuring the GRUB
60  ====================  ====================

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