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Automake - Generates Makefile.in files

'Automake' automatically generates make files compliant with the GNU coding standards. It was inspired by the 4.4 BSD make and include files, but aims to be portable and to confrom to the GNU standards for Make file variables and targets. Automake is a Perl script.

The input files are called Makefile.am; the output files are called Makefile.in. They are intended for use with autoconf. Automake requires certain things to be done in your configure.in.

This package also includes the "aclocal' program, which generates an 'aclocal.m4' based on the contents of 'configure.in.' It is useful as an extensible, maintainable mechanism for augmenting autoconf.



Obtaining

Web pagehttp://www.gnu.org/software/automake/
Source tarballhttp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/automake-1.8.4.tar.gz
Version 1.8.4 (stable) released on 2004-04-26
Licensed under The GNU General Public License, Version 2 or later.
This is a GNU package.

Documentation
User manual available in HTML format from http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html
Support contacts

Help List<automake@gnu.org> <automake-request@gnu.org>
Developer List<automake@gnu.org> <automake-request@gnu.org>
Bug List<bug-automake@gnu.org>

Project contacts

Maintainers
Developers
Contributors
  • Gnits Group

Related information

Source repository:pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs.cygnus.com/cvs/automake co automake http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/automake/?cvsroot=automake
Interfacescommand line
Programsaclocal
Source languagesPerl
Supported languagesC, C++, Python, compiled Java (using gcj)
Use requirementsGNU autoconf, Perl 5
Build prerequisitesPerl 5
Related programsAutoconf

Entry information

License verified byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2001-01-31
Entry compiled byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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