That sounds like what I said--portability to every conceivable unix, including ones that people no longer use--that autotools is good for legacy support.
I'm trying to see what benefit there it to start a project in 2016 and wrestle with autotools, just so that you also gain access to unixes no one uses.
I'm trying to see what benefit there it to start a project in 2016 and wrestle with autotools, just so that you also gain access to unixes no one uses.