Are all comments with links spam?

Google's Webmaster Guidelines discourage forum signature
links but what about links from comments? Is link building by
commenting against Google Webmaster Guidelines? What if
it's a topically relevant site and the comment is meaningful?
Chase, A, Denver, CO

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