Linux From Scratch - Version 8.0-rc1

Chapter 6. Installing Basic System Software

6.44. Automake-1.15

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

Approximate build time: less than 0.1 SBU (about 7.5 SBU with tests)
Required disk space: 110 MB

6.44.1. Installation of Automake

First fix a warning that is caused by perl-5.22 and later: 

sed -i 's:/\\\${:/\\\$\\{:' bin/automake.in

Prepare Automake for compilation: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --docdir=/usr/share/doc/automake-1.15

Compile the package: 

make

There are a couple of tests that incorrectly link to the wrong version of the flex library, so we temporarily work around the problem. Also, using the -j4 make option speeds up the tests, even on systems with only one processor, due to internal delays in individual tests. To test the results, issue: 

sed -i "s:./configure:LEXLIB=/usr/lib/libfl.a &:" t/lex-{clean,depend}-cxx.sh
make -j4 check

Four tests are known to fail.

Install the package: 

make install

6.44.2. Contents of Automake

Installed programs: aclocal, aclocal-1.15 (hard linked with aclocal), automake, and automake-1.15 (hard linked with automake)
Installed directories: /usr/share/aclocal-1.15, /usr/share/automake-1.15, and /usr/share/doc/automake-1.15

Short Descriptions

aclocal

Generates aclocal.m4 files based on the contents of configure.in files

aclocal-1.15

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-1.15

A hard link to automake