* README.git: Update C version prerequisite

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Paul Smith 2021-10-17 19:07:36 -04:00
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@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Rule #1: Don't rewrite pushed history (don't use "git push --force").
Typical simple workflow might be:
* Edit files
* Edit files / make / make check
* Use "git status" and "git diff" to verify your changes
* Use "git add" to stage the changes you want to make
* Use "git commit" to commit the staged changes to your local repository
@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ GNU make code adheres to the GNU Coding Standards. Please use only spaces and
no TAB characters in source code.
Additionally, GNU make is a foundational bootstrap package for the GNU
project; as such it is very conservative about language features it expects.
It should build with any C compiler conforming to the ANSI C89 / ISO C90
standard.
project; as such it is conservative about language features it expects.
However, GNU make does rely on the Gnulib portability library, and Gnulib
currently requires a ISO C99 compiler. So features in ISO C99 can be
assumed.
Building From Git for POSIX
@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ need to install the following extra software:
* autopoint
* pkg-config
* texinfo (for makeinfo)
* GCC (Clang's GCC emulation is not sufficient)
* GCC
* GNU make (POSIX make is not sufficient)
And any tools that those utilities require (GNU m4, etc.)
@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ To run the tests you must install Perl.
To build a release you'll need to install lzip.
GNU make requires gnulib to provide some facilities. If you want to maintain
GNU make requires Gnulib to provide some facilities. If you want to maintain
a local installation of gnulib you can set GNULIB_SRCDIR to point to it.
Otherwise, ./bootstrap will obtain a clone for you.