Linux distributions like suse or redhat actually bootstrap autotools during build, to.enforce consistency. at least they did 10y ago. you will sometimes run i

Linux distributions like suse or redhat actually bootstrap autotools during build, to.enforce consistency. at least they did 10y ago. you will sometimes run into subtle forward porting issues doing this. that's why not doing this and using the generated Makefile and ./configure is a good idea (tm) for most consumers of packages. in other words: if you're in for adventure and learning, go for autoreconf. https://wiki.debian.org/Autoreconf https://wiki.debian.org/Autoreconf