The following packages should be installed before GNU libtextstyle is installed
(runtime dependencies that are also build dependencies):

* GNU ncurses (preferred)
  or libtermcap (discouraged) or a curses library (legacy).
  + Highly recommended.
    Needed for styling of terminal output.
  + Homepage:
    https://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/
  + Download:
    https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/ncurses/
  + Pre-built package name:
    - On Debian and Debian-based systems: libncurses-dev,
    - On Red Hat distributions: ncurses-devel.
    - Other: https://repology.org/project/ncurses/versions
  + If it is installed in a nonstandard directory, pass the option
    --with-ncurses-prefix=DIR or --with-libtermcap-prefix to 'configure'.

* GNU libiconv
  + Not needed on systems with glibc, on macOS, and NetBSD.
    But recommended on all other systems.
    Needed for the iconv_ostream class.
  + Homepage:
    https://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/
  + Download:
    https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libiconv/
  + Pre-built package name:
    - On Debian and Debian-based systems: --,
    - On Red Hat distributions: --.
    - Other: https://repology.org/project/libiconv/versions
  + If it is installed in a nonstandard directory, pass the option
    --with-libiconv-prefix=DIR to 'configure'.


The following packages should be installed when GNU libtextstyle is installed
(runtime dependencies, but not build dependencies):

None.


The following should be installed when GNU libtextstyle is built, but are not
needed later, once it is installed (build dependencies, but not runtime
dependencies):

* A C runtime, compiler, linker, etc.
  + Mandatory.
    Either the platform's native 'cc', or GCC 3.1 or newer.
  + GCC Homepage:
    https://gcc.gnu.org/
  + Download:
    https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/

* A 'make' utility.
  + Mandatory.
    Either the platform's native 'make' (for in-tree builds only),
    or GNU Make 3.79.1 or newer.
  + GNU Make Homepage:
    https://www.gnu.org/software/make/
  + Download:
    https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/

* A shell
  + Mandatory.
    Either the platform's native 'sh', or Bash.
  + Homepage:
    https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/
  + Download:
    https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/

* Core POSIX utilities, including:
    [ basename cat chgrp chmod chown cp dd echo expand expr
    false hostname install kill ln ls md5sum mkdir mkfifo
    mknod mv printenv pwd rm rmdir sleep sort tee test touch
    true uname
  + Mandatory.
    Either the platform's native utilities, or GNU coreutils.
  + Homepage:
    https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
  + Download:
    https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/

* The comparison utilities 'cmp' and 'diff'.
  + Mandatory.
    Either the platform's native utilities, or GNU diffutils.
  + Homepage:
    https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/
  + Download:
    https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/diffutils/

* Grep.
  + Mandatory.
    Either the platform's native grep, or GNU grep.
  + Homepage:
    https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/
  + Download:
    https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/

* Awk.
  + Mandatory.
    Either the platform's native awk, mawk, or nawk, or GNU awk.
  + Homepage:
    https://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/
  + Download:
    https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gawk/