# Automake-&automake-version;

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

## Installation of Automake

Prepare Automake for compilation:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package:

    make

To test the results, issue: `make check`.

Install the package:

    make install

## Contents of Automake

Installed programs Installed directories
- acinstall, aclocal, aclocal-&automake-version2;, automake, automake-&automake-version2;, compile, config.guess, config.sub, depcomp, elisp-comp, install-sh, mdate-sh, missing, mkinstalldirs, py-compile, symlink-tree, and ylwrap /usr/share/aclocal-&automake-version2;, /usr/share/automake-&automake-version2;, /usr/share/doc/automake

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-&automake-version2;`

- 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-&automake-version2;`

- 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`