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== Description == | == Description == | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoconf '''autoconf'''] is a tool that belongs to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_build_system autotools] suite, also known as the ''GNU build system''. The tool automates the process of generating the custom [[Make|Makefiles]] necessary to build a | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoconf '''autoconf'''] is a tool that belongs to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_build_system autotools] suite, also known as the ''GNU build system''. The tool automates the process of generating the custom [[Make|Makefiles]] necessary to build a program on different systems, with (perhaps) different compilers. | ||
When a program is built with the help of ''autoconf'', the first step is to call the ''configure'' script: | When a program is built with the help of ''autoconf'', the first step is to call the ''configure'' script: | ||
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Description
autoconf is a tool that belongs to the autotools suite, also known as the GNU build system. The tool automates the process of generating the custom Makefiles necessary to build a program on different systems, with (perhaps) different compilers. When a program is built with the help of autoconf, the first step is to call the configure script: