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2. The GNU Build System

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.

2.1 Automake  Escaping Makefile hell
2.2 Libtool  Building libraries portably
2.3 Pointers  More info on the GNU build system



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