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# Installing Autoconf-2.57

    Estimated build time:           2.9 SBU
    Estimated required disk space:  7.7 MB

## Contents of Autoconf

(Last checked against version 2.57.)

Autoconf produces shell scripts which automatically configure source code.

Installed programs: autoconf, autoheader, autom4te, autoreconf, autoscan, autoupdate and ifnames

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## Autoconf Installation Dependencies

(Last checked against version 2.52.)

Bash: sh
Coreutils: cat, chmod, echo, expr, hostname, install,
sleep, uname, ln, ls, mkdir, mv, rm, tr
Diffutils: cmp
Gawk: gawk
Grep: fgrep, grep
M4: m4
Make: make
Sed: sed
Texinfo: install-info

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## Installation of Autoconf

Prepare Autoconf for compilation:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package:

    make

This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the following command will do so:

    make check

And install the package:

    make install

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