23.2. Overview of the Two Approaches
There are two fundamental approaches to autoconfiscation: "quick and dirty" and the "full pull." In practice, each project is a mix of the two.
There are no hard-and-fast rules when autoconficating an existing package, particularly when you are planning to track future releases of the original source. Because Autoconf is so flexible, however, it is usually possible to find some reasonable way to implement whatever is required. Automake isn't as flexible, and with "strangely" constructed packages you're sometimes required to make a difficult choice: restructure the package or avoid Automake.
Quick and dirty. In the quick-and-dirty approach, the goal is to get the framework up and running with the least effort. ...
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