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Autoconf vs Premake

A side-by-side look at Autoconf and Premake. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Autoconf

Autoconf

Development

Autoconf is an extensible package of M4 macros that produce shell scripts to automatically configure software source code packages. It can adapt the software to many kinds of Unix-like systems without manual user intervention.

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Premake

Premake

Development

Premake is an open-source build configuration tool for C++ projects across Windows, MacOS, and Linux. It automates the generation of project files and build scripts for Make, Visual Studio, Xcode, and other build systems.

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