automake
is a tool used for automatically generating
Makefile.in
files compliant with the set GNU Coding Standards.
autoconf
is required for the use of automake. automake manual can either be read on-line or downloaded in the PDF format. More formats are also offered for download or on-line reading. It will generate the
Makefile.in
for configuration from the
Makefile.am
file.
Syntax:
automake [OPTION]....[Makefile] Operation Modes:
--help : Prints help and then exits. 👁 Image --version : Prints the version information and then it exits. 👁 Image -v or --verbose : Prints the verbosely list of processes. 👁 Automake-verbose-copy-2
--no-force : It will only update Makefile.in which are out of date. -W or --warnings=Category : Reports the warnings falling in that specific category. 👁 Image The different warnings category's are: 👁 Image Dependency Tracking Options:
-i or --ignore-deps : Disables the dependency tracking code. --include-deps : Enables the dependency tracking code. Flavors:
--foreign : It sets the strictness to foreign. --gnits : It sets the strictness to gnits. --gnu : It sets the strictness to gnu. The library files:
-a or --add-missing : Adds the standard missing files to the package. --libdir = DIRECTORY : Sets the directory storing library files. -c or --copy : With -a, copies the missing files. -f or --force-missing : Forces the update of standard files. 
