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Undid revision 1043196187 by 2603:8001:AA3F:4442:54BE:37DB:2C15:5689 (talk). I.e. undid "Free Software Foundation" -> "Free Software Foundation's". This is the title of a web page which we used as a reference. This change was either vandalism or an accident. Regardless, it is incorrect: it is a syntax error and I also checked the reference web page.
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== Generating <code>configure</code> ==
Software developers simplify the challenge of [[cross-platform]] software development by using [[GNU Autotools]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/ |title=Autoconf - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation's (FSF) |publisher=GNU Operating System |access-date=20 November 2010}}</ref> These scripts query the system on which they run for environment settings, platform architecture, and the existence and ___location of required build and runtime dependencies. They store the gathered information in <code>configure. ac</code> or the now deprecated <code>configure. in</code> to be read by <code>configure</code> during the installation phase.
 
== Dependency checking ==