Autoconf

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Autoconf

Summary

Autoconf is a programming tool[1]. Autoconf draws 41 Wikipedia views per month (programming_tool category, ranking #9 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Autoconf's image is recorded as Autoconf 2.68 wine.png[3].
  • Autoconf's instance of is recorded as programming tool[4].
  • Autoconf's instance of is recorded as software library[5].
  • Autoconf's instance of is recorded as GNU package[6].
  • Autoconf's maintained by is recorded as Akim Demaille[7].
  • Autoconf's maintained by is recorded as Paul Eggert[8].
  • Autoconf's movement is recorded as free software movement[9].
  • Autoconf's logo image is recorded as Heckert GNU white.svg[10].
  • Autoconf's developer is recorded as GNU Project[11].
  • Autoconf's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[12].
  • Autoconf's programmed in is recorded as m4[13].
  • Autoconf's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[14].
  • Autoconf's software version identifier is recorded as 2.69[15].
  • Autoconf's software version identifier is recorded as 2.68[16].
  • Autoconf's software version identifier is recorded as 2.67[17].
  • Autoconf's software version identifier is recorded as 2.70[18].
  • Autoconf's software version identifier is recorded as 2.71[19].
  • Autoconf's software version identifier is recorded as 2.66[20].
  • Autoconf's software version identifier is recorded as 2.72[21].
  • Autoconf's software version identifier is recorded as 2.65[22].
  • Autoconf's software version identifier is recorded as 2.73[23].
  • Autoconf's part of is recorded as GNU Project[24].
  • Autoconf's part of is recorded as GNU build system[25].
  • Autoconf's Commons category is recorded as GNU Autoconf[26].
  • +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Autoconf[27].

Body

Publication

Part of include GNU Project[24], an open-source project[28], founded in 1983[29] and GNU build system[25], a build system[30].

Subject and Themes

Autoconf's movement is recorded as free software movement[9].

Why It Matters

Autoconf draws 41 Wikipedia views per month (programming_tool category, ranking #9 of 24).[2] Autoconf has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Autoconf is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . lrde.epita.fr. Retrieved . lrde.epita.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . git.savannah.gnu.org. Retrieved . git.savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Autoconf. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/autoconf
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_autoconf_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Autoconf}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/autoconf}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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