autoconf ☆

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Description:
Automatic configure script builder

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.72@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: build-system autotools configure development gnu

Install: brew install autoconf

About:
Autoconf is a tool for producing shell scripts that automatically configure software source code packages. It generates a configure script that adapts the software to various UNIX-like systems, simplifying the build process across different environments.

Key Features:

Generates portable configure scripts from macro files
System feature introspection and capability detection
Handles system-specific variations and dependencies

Use Cases:

Creating cross-platform build systems for C/C++ projects
Porting software to different UNIX-like operating systems

Alternatives:

CMake – Modern build system with IDE integration, uses CMakeLists.txt instead of configure scripts
Meson – Fast and user-friendly build system with declarative syntax and better performance

License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND (GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Autoconf-exception-3.0)

Dependencies: m4

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, arm64_monterey, tahoe, sequoia, sonoma, ventura, monterey, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 10, 2025 9:29am		0	VERSION_BUMP	ec2441f7
Sep 16, 2024 3:24pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	29c0bf65