On Thu, 17 Aug 2023, Gavin Smith wrote:
Is there any consistency in naming across different packages, i.e. is "bootstrap" the most widely used name?
No, there is no consistency across different packages. If this was part of the GNU coding standards then perhaps actual GNU projects might be convinced to use a standard name. But most consumers of Autoconf are not GNU projects.
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