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Description

On my Mac (10.13.4), I received this error running bootstrap:

❯ ./bootstrap
./bootstrap: line 3: exec: autoreconf: not found

I ran:

brew install autoconf automake libtool

and then the README instructions worked.

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Research direction

Start with the README instructions for running bootstrap and the bootstrap script entry point. Document the macOS dependency installation shown in the issue so users do not encounter the missing autoreconf error, then verify that the README steps are complete and accurate.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
build-system, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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