[TUHS] Tools and building: libtool, autoconf, etc. [ trying to have a relevant subject line ]

[Chris Torek]

>Autoconf didn't originate with Gnu.   It was around longer than that
>(someone can probably remember, but I remember some of the netnews software
>using it long before RMS or LINUX got going).

It was not autoconf itself, but Larry Wall's configure scripts
were probably an (or "the") inspiration.

"Congratulations!  You're not running Eunice."

Chris