Is autoconf safe to use?

autoconf has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2.72). DepScope rates its health at 55/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of autoconf?

The latest version of autoconf is 2.72, released 2025-05-14.

Does autoconf have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of autoconf.

Is autoconf deprecated?

No, autoconf is actively maintained. Latest release: 2.72 (2025-05-14).

What are alternatives to autoconf?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for autoconf at this time.

What license does autoconf use?

autoconf is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later.

autoconf

condav2.72

Extensible M4 macros that produce shell scripts to configure software source code packages.

License GPL-3.0-or-later3 versions1 maintainers0 deps4,467 weekly dl

http://git.sv.gnu.org/r/autoconf

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 55/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

10/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

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First published · 2020-11-11 20:29:52.724000+00:00

Last updated · 2025-05-14 17:05:37.465000+00:00