Name
automake
Synopsis
automake [options
] [template_file
]
GNU automake tool. Creates GNU standards-compliant Makefile.in files from Makefile.am template files and can be used to ensure that projects contain all files and install options required to be standards-compliant. Note that Versions 1.4 and 1.6 differ enough that many distributions include an automake14 package for backward compatibility.
Options
- -a, --add-missing
Add any missing files automake requires to the directory by creating symbolic links to automake’s default versions.
- -c, --copy
Used with the -a option. Copy missing files instead of creating symbolic links.
- --cygnus
Specifies project has a Cygnus-style source tree.
- -f, --force-missing
Used with the -a option. Replace required files even if a local copy already exists.
- --foreign
Treat project as a non-GNU project. Check only for elements required for proper operation.
- --gnu
Treat project as a GNU project with the GNU project structure.
- --gnits
A stricter version of --gnu, performing more checks to comply with GNU project structure rules.
- --help
Print help message, then exit.
- -i, --ignore-deps
Disable automatic dependency tracking.
- --libdir= dir
Used with the -a option. Search in directory dir for default files.
- --no-force
Update only Makefile.in files that have updated dependents.
- -v, --verbose
List files being read or created by automake.
- --version
Print version number, then exit.
- -Werror
Treat warnings as errors.
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