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== So why GAR? Why not <name-of-favorite-build-system>? ==	== So why GAR? Why not <name-of-favorite-build-system>? ==
The goals of GAR are best suited to the compilation of /third-party/	The goals of GAR are best suited to the compilation of *third-party*
software. We theoretically could set up everything in a big autoconf tree, or scheme- or Java-based build system, but that would require a	software. We theoretically could set up everything in a big autoconf tree, or scheme- or Java-based build system, but that would require a
/lot/ of hacking. GAR is designed to support a heterogeneous set of	*lot* of hacking. GAR is designed to support a heterogeneous set of
autoconfiguration and build tools, and to make the best of what a software package already has.	autoconfiguration and build tools, and to make the best of what a software package already has.