Autoconf 2.59
Summary
Description: Generate scripts to configure software
Source: http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/
Support
This package is available for all platforms. This package is unsupported and provided on an as-is basis.
Description
Autoconf is an extensible package of m4 macros that produce shell scripts to automatically configure software source code packages. These scripts can adapt the packages to many kinds of UNIX-like systems without manual user intervention. Autoconf creates a configuration script for a package from a template file that lists the operating system features that the package can use, in the form of m4 macro calls.
This description was taken from the Autoconf web pages.
Changes
2.59 2004-11-18
Autoconf 2.59 is now the default version, replacing version 2.57. There are many changes which can be seen at /usr/pubsw/doc/Development/autoconf/NEWS. This newer version is required for the newest version of automake which is quite a few versions behind in pubsw and will be updated very soon.
2.57 2003-09-17
Autoconf 2.57 is now the default version. Autoconf 2.13 is now installed under a different name (autoconf213 and autoheader213).
2.57 2003-01-27
The changes from 2.53 are too numerous to list here, but consist primarily of bug fixes. See /usr/pubsw/doc/Development/autoconf/NEWS for all of the details.
2.53 2002-07-31
Autoconf 2.53 installed alongside Autoconf 2.13. Autoconf 2.5x represents a complete rewrite of Autoconf, with substantial changes in both its internal structure and its supported macros. Using it will require changes to all but the most carefully written Autoconf 2.13 configure.in files. See the Autoconf info pages for more information.
Usage
Both Autoconf 2.13 and Autoconf 2.59 are installed, since 2.59 is not backwards-compatible and some packages need the older version. Autoconf 2.59 is the default version. To run the autoconf program from Autoconf 2.13, run autoconf213 (and autoheader213 instead of autoheader).
Files
Programs: autoconf autoconf213 autoheader autoheader213 autom4te
autoreconf autoreconf213 autoscan autoscan213 autoupdate
autoupdate213 ifnames ifnames213
Other Files: /usr/pubsw/lib/autoconf/2.13 /usr/pubsw/lib/autoconf/2.59
Man Pages: autoconf(1) autoheader(1) autom4te(1) autoreconf(1)
autoscan(1) autoupdate(1) config.guess(1) config.sub(1)
ifnames(1)
Info Pages: autoconf autoconf213 standards
Accuracy
This information reflects the version of this package that is installed in Stanford's site-wide pubsw software tree. Newer versions of the package may be available from the package source. The contents of this page, including the source URL if applicable, are generally only reviewed when the package is upgraded and therefore may not accurately reflect the current version of the package.
