Linux From Scratch - Version 6.4

Chapter 6. Installing Basic System Software

6.29. Automake-1.10.1

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

Approximate build time: less than 0.1 SBU
Required disk space: 7.9 MB

6.29.1. Installation of Automake

Patch a test in the Automake test suite to fix an issue that occurs when running the tests as root: 

patch -Np1 -i ../automake-1.10.1-test_fix-1.patch

Prepare Automake for compilation: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --docdir=/usr/share/doc/automake-1.10.1

Compile the package: 

make

To test the results, issue: 

make check

This takes a long time, about 10 SBUs.

Install the package: 

make install

6.29.2. Contents of Automake

Installed programs: acinstall, aclocal, aclocal-1.10.1, automake, automake-1.10.1, 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-1.10.1

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-1.10.1

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