A GNU package of M4 macros which is used to configure open source project builds.
One publication found under autoconf
Create an autotools project from scratch
Recently I decided to finally try to understand autotools. It's been on my list for ages, so I took the opportunity to read a bit more about the de-facto standard GNU build system...
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autoconf
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A GNU package of M4 macros which is used to configure open source project builds.
automake
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A Makefile generator which creates GNU-compliant builds
autotools
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Collective name given to the GNU Autoconf, Automake, and Libtool, used to build GNU-compliant open source projects