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=== Regenerating ===

The `autoreconf` tool can be used to regenerate the configure script from the source files. Additional software such as autoconf-archive may be needed in order to do this. The following command is recommended when regenerating the configure script and other related files.

{{{
autoreconf --force --install --symlink
}}}

Debian package builds automatically regenerate the configure script via debhelper and dh-autoreconf.
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 cd ~
 mkdir foobuild
 cd foobuild
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cd ~
mkdir foobuild
cd foobuild
../foobar/configure
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[[http://markhobley.yi.org/gnu/autotools/goatbook/autobook_14.html|Command line options for a configure script]]

[[http://markhobley.yi.org/gnu/autotools/goatbook/autobook_15.html|Files generated by the configure script]]		  * [[https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/|Autoconf manual]]
   * [[https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/html_node/Running-configure-Scripts.html|Running configure scripts]]
 * [[https://www.sourceware.org/autobook/|The Goat Book]]: a book about now obsolete versions of the GNU autotools
   * [[https://www.sourceware.org/autobook/autobook/autobook_14.html|Command line options for a configure script]]
   * [[https://www.sourceware.org/autobook/autobook/autobook_15.html|Files generated by the configure script]]

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(!) ?Discussion

The configure script facilitates the discovery and configuration of the software building environment. Many source packages contain a configure script generated using the autoconf tool. The configure script is usually accompanied by a Makefile.in input file that is used to generate a Makefile with appropriate configuration options to compile and build the software package using Make. The configure script provides a simple and consistent way to build, compile and install the package from source code using a set of simple commands: 

./configure
make
make check
make install

Regenerating

The autoreconf tool can be used to regenerate the configure script from the source files. Additional software such as autoconf-archive may be needed in order to do this. The following command is recommended when regenerating the configure script and other related files. 

autoreconf --force --install --symlink

Debian package builds automatically regenerate the configure script via debhelper and dh-autoreconf.

Error Messages

configure: error: source directory already configured

run "make distclean" there first

configure: error: Too many levels of symbolic links
This error may occur when a third party configure script is being run within a subdirectory of the project directory: # This may produce an error on some systems: 
 cd ~/foobar
 mkdir build
 cd build
 ../configure

 ../build/cmd/.config: Too many levels of symbolic links

Resolution

Use a build directory outside of the current project directory: 

cd ~
mkdir foobuild
cd foobuild
../foobar/configure