[PATCH] INSTALL: update min libtool version from 1.4 to 2.0

Pavel Lyalyakin <[email protected]> Mon, 3 Aug 2026 19:10:23 +0300
Newsgroups gmane.comp.version-control.subversion.devel
Message-ID <CAEyhmwai5izqkQaBZC-DfqQO2D4FpyM2N=7=WnA25yjOMxh1ZA@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello,

The minimum libtool version is 2.0[1][2], not 1.4.

The Solaris-related note about libtool 1.4.3 the patch removes was added in
2003[3] and hasn't been touched since. I don't see any relevant code in
current autogen.sh and buildcheck.sh, so I think this note can be safely
removed as well (the minimum version is 2.0, so this 1.4.3 note is
redundant anyway).

Thank you.

[1]:
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/subversion/trunk/build/buildcheck.sh?revision=1845716&view=markup#l81
[2]: https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/?revision=1845716&view=revision
[3]:
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/subversion/trunk/INSTALL?annotate=1936306#l334

Log message:

* INSTALL
  (I.B: Dependency Overview): update min libtool version to 2.0
  (I.C.6): update min libtool version to 2.0
  (I.C.6): remove outdated note about libtool 1.4.3 and Solaris.

Patch by: Pavel Lyalyakin <[email protected]>

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With best regards,
Pavel Lyalyakin

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hello,</div><br></div><div dir=3D"lt=
r">The minimum libtool version is 2.0[1][2], not 1.4.<div><br></div><div>Th=
e Solaris-related note about libtool 1.4.3 the patch removes was added in 2=
003[3] and hasn&#39;t been touched since. I don&#39;t see any relevant code=
 in current autogen.sh and buildcheck.sh, so I think this note can be safel=
y removed as well (the minimum version is 2.0, so this 1.4.3 note is redund=
ant anyway).</div><div><br></div><div><div>Thank you.</div><div><br></div><=
div>
<div>[1]:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/subversion/trunk/bu=
ild/buildcheck.sh?revision=3D1845716&amp;view=3Dmarkup#l81">https://svn.apa=
che.org/viewvc/subversion/trunk/build/buildcheck.sh?revision=3D1845716&amp;=
view=3Dmarkup#l81</a></div><div>[2]:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://svn.apache.org=
/viewvc/?revision=3D1845716&amp;view=3Drevision">https://svn.apache.org/vie=
wvc/?revision=3D1845716&amp;view=3Drevision</a></div><div>[3]: <a href=3D"h=
ttps://svn.apache.org/viewvc/subversion/trunk/INSTALL?annotate=3D1936306#l3=
34">https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/subversion/trunk/INSTALL?annotate=3D19363=
06#l334</a>



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</div><div>Log message:</div><div><br></div><div>* INSTALL<br></div><div>=
=C2=A0 (I.B: Dependency Overview): update min libtool version to 2.0</div><=
div>=C2=A0 (I.C.6): update min libtool version to 2.0</div><div>=C2=A0 (I.C=
.6): remove outdated note about libtool 1.4.3 and Solaris.</div><div><br></=
div><div>Patch by: Pavel Lyalyakin &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
rg">[email protected]</a>&gt;</div><div><br></div><div>
<span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr">
<font color=3D"#888888">With best regards,<br>
Pavel Lyalyakin</font>

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