Summary
While using the Autotools, there are many details to manage, most of which, as they say in the open source software world, can wait for the next release! Even as I committed this code to the FLAIM project repository, I noticed details that could be improved. The take-away lesson here is that a build system is never really finished. It should be incrementally improved over time, as you find time in your schedule to work on it. And it can be rewarding to do so.
I've shown you a number of new features that have not been covered in earlier chapters, and there are many more features that I cannot begin to cover in this book. Study the Autotools manuals to become truly proficient. At this point, it should be pretty simple for you to pick up that ...
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