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GNU Autotools

The GNU Autotools, also known as the GNU Build System, is a suite of build automation tools designed to support building source code and packaging the resulting binaries. It supports building a codebase for multiple target systems without customizing or modifying the code. It is available on many Linux distributions and Unix-like environments.

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Available in
English
Developer
Free Software Foundation
Included with
GNU Operating System
License
GNU General Public License version 2
Operating system
Cross-platform
Original author
Community

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GNU Autotools

Nodes48
Edges47
Triples13
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
Components1

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GNU Autotools

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Available in · 1
GNU Autotools → English
Developer · 1
GNU Autotools → Free Software Foundation
Included with · 1
GNU Autotools → GNU Operating System
License · 1
GNU Autotools → GNU General Public License version 2
Operating system · 1
GNU Autotools → Cross-platform
Original author · 1
GNU Autotools → Community
Platform · 1
GNU Autotools → GNU and others
Stable release · 1
GNU Autotools → Multiple
Website · 1
GNU Autotools → gnu.org/software
Written in · 1
GNU Autotools → M4 (computer language), C

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gnu autotools configure software system build code script source tools unix-like also make shell free building libtool systems linux multiple

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GNU AutotoolsAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
GNU AutotoolsDeveloperFree Software Foundation1.00infobox
GNU AutotoolsIncluded withGNU Operating System1.00infobox
GNU AutotoolsLicenseGNU General Public License version 21.00infobox
GNU AutotoolsOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
GNU AutotoolsOriginal authorCommunity1.00infobox
GNU AutotoolsPlatformGNU and others1.00infobox
GNU AutotoolsStable releaseMultiple1.00infobox
GNU AutotoolsWebsitegnu.org/software1.00infobox
GNU AutotoolsWritten inM4 (computer language), C1.00infobox
a C compiler multiple times to test whether various librariesinstance ofthey need to have Autotools installed.The autoconf-generated configure script can be slow because it executes programs0.80text
header filesinstance ofthey need to have Autotools installed.The autoconf-generated configure script can be slow because it executes programs0.80text

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