Autoconf

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf software tool
gptkbp:dependency M4 macro processor
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:GNU_Project
gptkbp:firstPublished 1997
gptkbp:hasAmenities tutorials
examples
info pages
manual pages
gptkbp:hasFeature flexibility
portability
ease of use
customizability
gptkbp:hasOccupation forums
mailing lists
IRC_channels
gptkbp:hasVersion 2.71
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gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:GNU_Make
gptkbp:integratesWith other_GNU_tools
gptkbp:isAvailableIn Linux
macOS
Windows (via Cygwin or WSL)
BSD_systems
gptkbp:isCompatibleWith POSIX standards
gptkbp:isConsidered essential tool for developers
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy free software movement
open source movement
Unix philosophy
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:GNU_software_collection
software development lifecycle
GNU_build_system
gptkbp:isRelatedTo C++ programming language
C programming language
shell scripting
software configuration management
gptkbp:isUsedBy software developers
gptkbp:isUsedFor software portability
feature detection
dependency checking
environment detection
gptkbp:isUsedIn large-scale software projects
small-scale software projects
gptkbp:license gptkb:GNU_General_Public_License
gptkbp:mayHave Makefiles
config.h files
configure.ac files
gptkbp:provides configure scripts
gptkbp:providesSupportFor cross-compilation
gptkbp:publishedIn M4
gptkbp:relatedTo Automake
Libtool
gptkbp:released stable versions
gptkbp:supports Unix-like operating systems
gptkbp:usedFor automating configuration scripts
gptkbp:usedIn open source software projects