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 The GNU Build System
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    Autoconf solves an important problem--reliable discovery of
 system-specific build and run-time information--but this is only one
 piece of the puzzle for the development of portable software.  To this
 end, the GNU project has developed a suite of integrated utilities to
 finish the job Autoconf started: the GNU build system, whose most
 important components are Autoconf, Automake, and Libtool.  In this
 chapter, we introduce you to those tools, point you to sources of more
 information, and try to convince you to use the entire GNU build system
 for your software.

(autoconf.info.gz) The GNU Build System

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