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Initialization and Output Files
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   Autoconf-generated `configure' scripts need some information about
how to initialize, such as how to find the package's source files; and
about the output files to produce.  The following sections describe
initialization and the creation of output files.

Initializing configure
Option processing etc.
Notices
Copyright, version numbers in `configure'
Input
Where Autoconf should find files
Output
Outputting results from the configuration
Configuration Actions
Preparing the output based on results
Configuration Files
Creating output files
Makefile Substitutions
Using output variables in `Makefile's
Configuration Headers
Creating a configuration header file
Configuration Commands
Running arbitrary instantiation commands
Configuration Links
Links depending from the configuration
Subdirectories
Configuring independent packages together
Default Prefix
Changing the default installation prefix

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