# Utah C++ Programmers: Migrating a Project to CMake from Autotools
**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/utah-c-programmers-migrating-a-project-to-cmake-from-autotools/13411
**Category:** Community
**Created:** [January 16, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/utah-c-programmers-migrating-a-project-to-cmake-from-autotools/13411 "2025-01-16T18:55:31Z")
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### Author:  [@LegalizeAdulthood](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/LegalizeAdulthood)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/utah-c-programmers-migrating-a-project-to-cmake-from-autotools/13411/1 "2025-01-16T18:55:31Z")
Join Utah C++ Programmers for next month’s presentation on migrating to CMake from autotools:
[Migrating a Project to CMake from Autotools](https://www.meetup.com/utah-cpp-programmers/events/305650721)
Wed, Feb 12, 2025, 6:00 PM MST
You don’t need to be a [meetup.com](http://meetup.com) member to attend, see the meeting link in the event description.
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### Author:  [@LegalizeAdulthood](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/LegalizeAdulthood)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2025, 8:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/utah-c-programmers-migrating-a-project-to-cmake-from-autotools/13411/2 "2025-01-23T20:22:39Z")
Also, we’ve given a number of CMake related presentations in the past which you can find on our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@UtahCppProgrammers) here:
[CMake Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJDO7P5jAoXyYjrY6YP0eUrxAHlzdq0Ge)
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### Author:  [@LegalizeAdulthood](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/LegalizeAdulthood)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/utah-c-programmers-migrating-a-project-to-cmake-from-autotools/13411/3 "2025-01-29T21:09:08Z")
As I prepare for this presentation, re-familiarizing myself with autotools, I wonder if it would be possible to provide replacement m4 macros for the various autoconf macros that emit CMake logic? Something to think about.
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### Author:  [@LegalizeAdulthood](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/LegalizeAdulthood)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/utah-c-programmers-migrating-a-project-to-cmake-from-autotools/13411/4 "2025-02-13T18:19:28Z")
Video: [MIgrating to CMake from Autotools](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROCaCun6yXA)
Wow, this was really long. I usually don’t like to go over an hour.