awk is one issue -- the argument (as I understand it) is that it is needed to make autoconf configure scripts more efficient, and it adds no extra bootstrap burden in practice. (Right, Ralf? Anything else I should mention to rms.)
But bzip2 is another matter. I don't see the need for it in *building and installation*, which is what that list is about. dist-bzip2 is neither building nor installation, so there are no particular restrictions on what can be run in that Makefile target. So what's the problem? Thanks, k
