autotools-idl is a patch for automake and some autoconf scripts that adds support for IDL and C++ ORBs. It provides full support for compiling IDL files to C++ stubs and skeletons. The autoconf scripts provide unified detection of different C++ ORBs.
gnu4u provides defined set of (GNU-)tools for development C and C++ applications. This tool set is independent of the OS's patch level, is available for different systems and provides the same development and runtime environment for those systems.