2.4. Configuration Names
The GNU Autotools name all types of computer systems using a configuration name. This is a name for the system in a standardized format. Some example configuration names are 'sparc-sun-solaris2.7', 'i586-pc-linux-gnu', or 'i386-pc-cygwin'.
All configuration names used to have three parts, and some documentation still calls them configuration triplets. A three-part configuration name is cpu-manufacturer-operating_system. Currently configuration names are permitted to have four parts on systems that distinguish the kernel and the operating system, such as GNU/Linux. In these cases, the configuration name is cpu-manufacturer-kernel-operating_system.
When using a configuration name in option to a tool such as 'configure', ...
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