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The GNU configure and build system is comprised of several different
tools. Program developers must build and install all of these tools.
People who just want to build programs from distributed sources
normally do not need any special tools beyond a Unix shell, a make
program, and a C compiler.
autoconf
provides a general portability framework, based on testing the
features of the host system at build time.
automake
a system for describing how to build a program, permitting the
developer to write a simplified `Makefile'.
libtool
a standardized approach to building shared libraries.
gettext
provides a framework for translation of text messages into other
languages; not really discussed in this document.
m4
autoconf requires the GNU version of m4; the standard Unix m4 does
not suffice.
perl
automake requires perl.
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