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I.5 History of Autoconf

This chapter was written by the original author, David MacKenzie.

You may be wondering, Why was Autoconf originally written? How did it get into its present form? (Why does it look like gorilla spit?) If you’re not wondering, then this chapter contains no information useful to you, and you might as well skip it. If you are wondering, then let there be light...