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🔥37DAYS TRENDING
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configure gained 10 stars in the last 30 days, about 1 a day, and now has 89. It is about 18 years old and has averaged roughly 5 stars a year. It ranks #18 among Emacs Lisp repositories and #15,790 across all languages on GitHubRepo.

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💡 Overview

configure is an open-source project written in Emacs Lisp: My dot files for Emacs, Openbox, XMonad, VIM, Golang, Zsh/Bash, tmux, URXVT, ArchLinux, Git, Ruby/Rails, Xbindkey, Vrome...

Engineered for speed, consistency, and developer ease, it solves common hurdles in Emacs Lisp. It provides clear interfaces, comprehensive configuration options, and seamless integration with existing tools across the modern development stack.

⚡ Key Features

1

Optimized execution pipeline written in Emacs Lisp for predictable speed.

2

Zero-friction configuration with comprehensive sensible defaults out of the box.

3

Cross-platform runtime support across Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.

4

Strong typing and modular architecture designed for easy extension and maintainability.

5

Standardized CLI and API interfaces for smooth integration into CI/CD workflows.

6

Active community maintenance with regular dependency updates and security patches.

📥 Installation

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$ git clone https://github.com/jinzhu/configure.git
cd configure

⚙ System Requirements

Platforms

  • • macOS
  • • Linux
  • • Windows

Runtime & Dependencies

Emacs Lisp environment and standard tooling

Architecture

x86_64, ARM64 (Apple Silicon & Graviton)

🧠 How It Works

configure coordinates its core functionality through a modular Emacs Lisp pipeline. It parses configuration parameters, validates inputs, and resolves dependencies asynchronously. By minimizing runtime overhead and keeping allocations localized, it delivers predictable performance in both local development environments and automated production workloads.

🎯 Production Use Cases

Production System Integration

Embed configure into Emacs Lisp backend services to handle core application logic.

CI/CD Automated Pipelines

Run automated validation, builds, and integration suites during deployments.

Developer Tooling & Workflows

Accelerate developer onboarding with pre-configured project utilities.

Open Source Extension

Fork and customize internal modules under the repository's open source license.

🚀 Getting Started

1

Install configure using your package manager: `git clone https://github.com/jinzhu/configure.git`

2

Initialize your project workspace or configuration file for configure.

3

Import configure into your codebase or invoke it directly from your terminal.

4

Execute your test suite or run `configure --help` to verify successful setup.

👍 Strengths

Active community backing with 89 GitHub stars and verified adoption.
Permissive open-source distribution under the Open Source license.
Built in Emacs Lisp for high execution speed and developer familiarity.
Cross-platform compatibility across modern Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.
Clean modular design allowing flexible configuration and pipeline integration.

⚠️ Considerations

Requires familiarity with Emacs Lisp and modern CLI workflows.
Ecosystem extensions may require manual configuration depending on environment constraints.
Active development roadmap means breaking API changes may occur across major versions.

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👥 Who Should Use This

Developers and engineering teams building with Emacs Lisp, seeking reliable, tested, and actively maintained tooling for production workloads.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does configure do? +

My dot files for Emacs, Openbox, XMonad, VIM, Golang, Zsh/Bash, tmux, URXVT, ArchLinux, Git, Ruby/Rails, Xbindkey, Vrome...

What language is configure written in? +

The primary language is Emacs Lisp. Topics include: software.

Is configure actively maintained? +

Yes, the last recorded push was on Jun 10, 2018 with 0 open issues being tracked.

How many stars does configure have? +

configure has 89 stars and 7 forks on GitHub.

How does configure rank among GitHub repositories? +

With 89 stars, jinzhu/configure is ranked #15,790 globally across all repositories tracked on GitHubRepo and #18 among Emacs Lisp projects.

What license is configure distributed under? +

No SPDX license identified yet. Code without a license is subject to copyright by default.

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