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Autoconf vs Setup.shl

A side-by-side look at Autoconf and Setup.shl. 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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Setup.shl

Setup.shl

System & Hardware

Setup.shl is a lightweight setup automation and configuration management tool for Linux and Unix systems. It allows administrators to easily define repeatable installation and configuration procedures in simple shell scripts.

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