[PATCH grub] INSTALL: Add note that the GNU Autoconf Archive may be needed

[PATCH grub] INSTALL: Add note that the GNU Autoconf Archive may be needed

[Glenn Washburn]

As of 1a5417f39a0c (configure: Check linker for --image-base support),
the GNU Autoconf Archive is now required to bootstrap GRUB.

Signed-off-by: Glenn Washburn <development@efficientek.com>
---
 INSTALL | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 7e5397f5866d..7ac1c7cc8e54 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ need the following.
 * Python 3 (NOTE: python 2.6 should still work, but it's not tested)
 * Autoconf 2.64 or later
 * Automake 1.14 or later
+* GNU Autoconf Archive (autoconf-archive on Debian)
 
 Your distro may package cross-compiling toolchains such as the following
 incomplete list on Debian: gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu, gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf,
-- 
2.34.1


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Re: [PATCH grub] INSTALL: Add note that the GNU Autoconf Archive may be needed

[Daniel Kiper]

On Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 12:21:59AM -0600, Glenn Washburn wrote:
> As of 1a5417f39a0c (configure: Check linker for --image-base support),
> the GNU Autoconf Archive is now required to bootstrap GRUB.
>
> Signed-off-by: Glenn Washburn <development@efficientek.com>

Reviewed-by: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@oracle.com>

Daniel

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