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# Installing Automake-1.7.6

    Estimated build time:           4.1 SBU
    Estimated required disk space:  6 MB

## Contents of Automake

(Last checked against version 1.6.2.)

Automake generates Makefile.in files, intended for use with Autoconf.

Automake installs the following:

### Program Files

acinstall, aclocal, aclocal-1.6, automake, automake-1.6, compile, config.guess, config.sub, depcomp, elisp-comp, install-sh, mdate-sh, missing, mkinstalldirs, py-compile, ylwrap

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## Automake Installation Dependencies

(Last checked against version 1.5.)

Bash: sh
Coreutils: cat, chmod, echo, expr, hostname, install, ls, mkdir,
mv, rm, rmdir, sleep, tr
Diffutils: cmp
Grep: fgrep, grep
Make: make
Perl: perl
Sed: sed
Texinfo: install-info

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## Installation of Automake

Prepare Automake for compilation:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package:

    make

This package has a testsuite available which can perform a number of checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the following command will do so:

    make check

Install the package:

    make install

And create a necessary symbolic link:

    ln -s automake-1.7 /usr/share/automake

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