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# autoconf
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GNU's Autoconf is a tool for configuring source code and Makefiles.
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Using Autoconf, programmers can create portable and configurable packages, since the person building the package is allowed to specify various configuration options.
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You should install Autoconf if you are developing software and you'd like to use it to create shell scripts which will configure your source code packages.
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If you are installing Autoconf, you will also need to install the GNU m4 package.
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Note that the Autoconf package is not required for the end user who may be configuring software with an Autoconf-generated script; Autoconf is only required for the generation of the scripts, not their use.
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