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20 Frequent Autoconf Questions, with answers
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Several questions about Autoconf come up occasionally.  Here some of
them are addressed.

* Menu:

* Distributing::                Distributing ‘configure’ scripts
* Why GNU M4::                  Why not use the standard M4?
* Bootstrapping::               Autoconf and GNU M4 require each other?
* Why Not Imake::               Why GNU uses ‘configure’ instead of Imake
* Defining Directories::        Passing ‘datadir’ to program
* Autom4te Cache::              What is it?  Can I remove it?
* Present But Cannot Be Compiled::  Compiler and Preprocessor Disagree
* Expanded Before Required::    Expanded Before Required
* Debugging::                   Debugging ‘configure’ scripts