Autoconf

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Autoconf

https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/
Produce shell scripts which automatically configure source code.

Extensible package of m4 macros that produce portable shell scripts to automatically configure software source code packages. These scripts can adapt the packages to many kinds of UNIX-like systems with minimal manual user intervention. Autoconf requires GNU M4. You must install GNU M4 1.4.5 or later before configuring Autoconf, so that Autoconf's configure script can find it. The configuration scripts produced by Autoconf are self-contained, so their users do not need to have Autoconf or GNU M4 installed.

Download

https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/autoconf-2.72.tar.gz

VCS Checkout

git clone http://git.sv.gnu.org/r/autoconf.git

Categories

• Interface:command-line
• Programming-language:perl
• Programming-language:shell
• Runs-on:GNU/Linux
• Software-development:program-build-automation
• Use:software-development

Licensing

License

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License

GPLv3orlater

Verified by

Genium, Mertgor

Verified on

12 January 2024

Notes

Additionally, Autoconf includes a licensing exception in some of its source files. See also https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/autoconf.git/tree/README

Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)	Role
Zack Weinberg	Contributor
Paul Eggert	Maintainer
Eric Blake	Maintainer

Resources and communication

Audience	Resource type	URI
Git	VCS Repository Webview	https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/autoconf.git
FTP	Download	https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/
	Mailing List	https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-autoconf/
	Mailing List	https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf-prs/
	Mailing List	https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf/
	General	https://savannah.gnu.org/people/
Wikidata	General	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1336937
	Mailing List	https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/
	Mailing List	https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf-commit/
	Mailing List	https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf-patches/
History	VCS Repository Webview	https://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/autoconf/
Debian	Developer	https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/autoconf
Savannah	Developer	https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/autoconf/
FTP	Download	https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/
	Mailing List	https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf-maintainers/
	Mailing List	https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/commit-autoconf/

Software prerequisites

Kind	Description
Weak prerequisite	Perl
Source requirement	GNU M4 1.4.6 (1.4.13 recommended)

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