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This is the wolfSSL Command Line Utility (wolfCLU).

## Prerequisites

To build wolfSSL and wolfCLU, you will need autoconf, automake and libtool installed.
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Consider clarifying platform/package specifics and any minimum versions (e.g., GNU autotools on Linux/macOS, package names like autoconf, automake, libtool, and note common equivalents such as libtool-bin on Debian/Ubuntu). This reduces build friction for new contributors.

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To build wolfSSL and wolfCLU, you will need autoconf, automake and libtool installed.
To build wolfSSL and wolfCLU, you will need the GNU Autotools toolchain installed (typically the `autoconf`, `automake`, and `libtool` packages). On Debian/Ubuntu, install `autoconf`, `automake`, and `libtool` (or `libtool-bin` on older releases); on RHEL/CentOS/Fedora, install `autoconf`, `automake`, and `libtool`; on macOS, install them via Homebrew (`brew install autoconf automake libtool`) or MacPorts (`sudo port install autoconf automake libtool`).

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## wolfSSL Installation

Configure and install wolfSSL with the following commands:
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