README-hacking: Only Autoconf, Automake, and Perl are required to _build_.

List Gzip and Tar separately.  Suggested by Ralf Wildenhues.

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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-10-28  Jim Meyering  <meyering@redhat.com>
+
+       * README-hacking: Autoconf, Automake, and Perl are required to build.
+       List Gzip and Tar separately.  Suggested by Ralf Wildenhues.
+
 2007-10-28  Jim Meyering  <meyering@redhat.com>
 
        README-hacking: Recommend running autoreconf -vi.

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@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ tools we depend upon, including:
 
 - Autoconf <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/>
 - Automake <http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/>
-- Gzip <http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/>
 - Perl <http://www.cpan.org/>
-- Rsync <http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/>
+
+The following are useful as well, if you want to be able to run commands
+like "make dist" or "make distcheck":
+
+- Gzip <http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/>
 - Tar <http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/>
 
 Only building the initial full source tree will be a bit painful.