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From: "me at manueljacob dot de" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org>
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Subject: [Bug other/109709] New: List of prerequisites should include that
 tar is required (not only for unpacking the source).
Date: Wed, 03 May 2023 10:19:05 +0000
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https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D109709

            Bug ID: 109709
           Summary: List of prerequisites should include that tar is
                    required (not only for unpacking the source).
           Product: gcc
           Version: 14.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: other
          Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
          Reporter: me at manueljacob dot de
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When tar is not installed, building GCC under Linux will fail, at least with
the default configuration.


The documentation says

GNU tar version 1.14 (or later)

Necessary (only on some platforms) to untar the source code.  Many systems'=
 tar
programs will also work, only try GNU tar if you have problems.


It could be argued that this prerequisite should be left implicit, similar =
to
how it is not mentioned that e.g. the "cp" and "file" commands should be
present.=