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Autoconf vs qmake

A side-by-side look at Autoconf and qmake. 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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qmake

qmake

Development

qmake is a build automation and project configuration tool used primarily for projects using Qt. It automates the generation of Makefiles for building Qt applications. qmake helps simplify the build system for developers.

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