autoconfiscate


    To set up or modify a source-code distribution so that it configures and
    builds using the GNU project's autoconf/automake/libtools suite. Among
    open-source hackers, a mere running binary of a program is not considered a
    full release; what's interesting is a source tree that can be built into
    binaries using standard tools. Since the mid-1990s, autoconf and friends
    been the standard way to adapt a distribution for portability so that it
    can be built on multiple operating systems without change.

autoconfiscate

    A term coined by Noah Friedman meaning to
   set up or modify a source-code distribution so that it
   configures and builds using the GNU project's
   autoconf/automake/libtools suite.

   (2002-09-20)