10.22. Automake-1.9.6

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# 10.22. Automake-1.9.6

The Automake package contains programs for generating Makefiles for use with Autoconf.

## 10.22.1. Installation of Automake

Prepare Automake for compilation:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package:

    make

To test the results, issue: `make check`. 2 tests are skipped that use Automake. For full test coverage, Autoconf can be re-tested after Automake has been installed.

Install the package:

    make install

## 10.22.2. Contents of Automake

Installed programs: acinstall, aclocal, aclocal-1.9, automake, automake-1.9, compile, config.guess, config.sub, depcomp, elisp-comp, install-sh, mdate-sh, missing, mkinstalldirs, py-compile, symlink-tree, and ylwrap

### Short Descriptions

acinstall | A script that installs aclocal-style M4 files
aclocal | Generates `aclocal.m4` files based on the contents of `configure.in` files
aclocal-1.9 | A hard link to aclocal
automake | A tool for automatically generating `Makefile.in` files from `Makefile.am` files. To create all the `Makefile.in` files for a package, run this program in the top-level directory. By scanning the `configure.in` file, it automatically finds each appropriate `Makefile.am` file and generates the corresponding `Makefile.in` file
automake-1.9 | A hard link to automake
compile | A wrapper for compilers
config.guess | A script that attempts to guess the canonical triplet for the given build, host, or target architecture
config.sub | A configuration validation subroutine script
depcomp | A script for compiling a program so that dependency information is generated in addition to the desired output
elisp-comp | Byte-compiles Emacs Lisp code
install-sh | A script that installs a program, script, or data file
mdate-sh | A script that prints the modification time of a file or directory
missing | A script acting as a common stub for missing GNU programs during an installation
mkinstalldirs | A script that creates a directory tree
py-compile | Compiles a Python program
symlink-tree | A script to create a symlink tree of a directory tree
ylwrap | A wrapper for lex and yacc

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