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How Can I Bootstrap?
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     If Autoconf requires GNU `m4' and GNU `m4' has an
     Autoconf `configure' script, how do I bootstrap?  It seems
     like a chicken and egg problem!

   This is a misunderstanding.  Although GNU `m4' does come with a
`configure' script produced by Autoconf, Autoconf is not required in
order to run the script and install GNU `m4'.  Autoconf is only
required if you want to change the `m4' `configure' script, which few
people have to do (mainly its maintainer).