@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ To build CPython, you will need:
2525
2626* Support for threads.
2727
28- * On non-Windows platforms, Autoconf 2.72 and aclocal 1.16.5 are required to
29- regenerate the :file: `configure ` script.
30-
3128.. versionchanged :: 3.5
3229 On Windows, Visual Studio 2015 or later is now required.
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@@ -42,13 +39,6 @@ To build CPython, you will need:
4239 C11 compiler, IEEE 754 and NaN support are now required.
4340 On Windows, Visual Studio 2017 or later is required.
4441
45- .. versionchanged :: 3.13
46- Autoconf 2.71 and aclocal 1.16.5 and are now required to regenerate
47- :file: `configure `.
48-
49- .. versionchanged :: 3.14
50- Autoconf 2.72 is now required to regenerate :file: `configure `.
51-
5242See also :pep: `7 ` "Style Guide for C Code" and :pep: `11 ` "CPython platform
5343support".
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@@ -184,8 +174,19 @@ The container is optional, the following command can be run locally::
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185175 autoreconf -ivf -Werror
186176
187- The generated files can change depending on the exact ``autoconf-archive ``,
188- ``aclocal `` and ``pkg-config `` versions.
177+ The generated files can change depending on the exact versions of the
178+ tools used.
179+ The container that CPython uses has
180+ `Autoconf <https://gnu.org/software/autoconf >`_ 2.72,
181+ ``aclocal `` from `Automake <https://www.gnu.org/software/automake >`_ 1.16.5,
182+ and `pkg-config <https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pkg-config/ >`_ 1.8.1.
183+
184+ .. versionchanged :: 3.13
185+ Autoconf 2.71 and aclocal 1.16.5 and are now used to regenerate
186+ :file: `configure `.
187+
188+ .. versionchanged :: 3.14
189+ Autoconf 2.72 is now used to regenerate :file: `configure `.
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191192.. _configure-options :
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