AUTOCONF
\ˌɔːtə͡ʊkˈɒnf], \ˌɔːtəʊkˈɒnf], \ˌɔː_t_əʊ_k_ˈɒ_n_f]\
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The GNU project's tool that configures asource code distribution to compile and run on a differentplatform.Among open source hackers, a mere running binary of aprogram is not considered a full release; what's interestingis a source tree that can be built into binaries usingstandard tools. Since the mid-1990s, autoconf, automake,and libtools have been the standard way to make adistribution portable so that it can be built on multipleoperating systems without change.
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
dust storm
- a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand a windstorm that lifts up clouds dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"