Autoconf’s revenge: ad-hoc shell templates

203 · Julio Merino · July 8, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
Summary
This blog post by Julio Merino discusses how to create a customizable Bazel wrapper using a trick from GNU Autoconf to implement conditionals in an ad-hoc template system. It highlights the limitations of Bazel and presents a creative solution for enhancing configuration customization.