1 karl  1.1 Autoconf and Libtool are Gnu utilities that automate the building and
 2           installation of software libraries and executables. They abstract
 3           platform differences and provide a toolkit of macros and shell scripts
 4           that solve platform interoperability issues.
 5           
 6           Building slp_client library requires Autoconf and Libtool. However,
 7           these tools are licensed under the Gnu Public License and therefore
 8           they are not included in the Pegasus CVS repository. 
 9           
10           You need to obtain Autoconf and Libtool and install them on your
11           platform prior to rebuilding the slp_client library. Most Unix
12           platforms have versions of Autoconf and Libtool
13           pre-installed. However, you should still update your platform to the
14           latest versions. 
15           
16           
17           Obtaining Autoconf
18           ====================
19           
20           The following web page contains information on downloading and using
21           Autoconf:
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23           http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/
24           
25           Obtaining Libtool
26           =================
27           
28           The following web page contains information on downloading and using
29           Libtool:
30           
31            http://www.gnu.org/directory/libtool.html
32           
33           Autoconf Manual
34           ===============
35           
36           There is an up-to-date Autoconf manual at:
37           
38           http://www.gnu.org/manual/autoconf/html_mono/autoconf.html
39           
40           
41           Online Book on Autoconf and Libtool
42           ====================================
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44           You may be interested in a book on Autoconf, Automake (another Gnu
45           tool), and Libtool that was published commercially and is now
46           available on-line:
47           
48           http://sources.redhat.com/autobook/
49           
50           This book is out of date but nevertheless contains a lot of very
51           useful information about using Autoconf and Libtool.