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# Automake

For installation instructions see the Section called Installing Automake-1.7.6 in Chapter 6.

## Official Download Location

Automake (1.7.6):
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/

## 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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## Descriptions

(Last checked against version 1.6.2.)

### Program file descriptions

acinstall is a script that installs aclocal-style M4 files.

aclocal generates `aclocal.m4` files based on the contents of `configure.in` files.

automake is a tool for automatically generating `Makefile.in`'s from files called `Makefile.am`. To create all the `Makefile.in` files for a package, run this program in the top level directory. By scanning the `configure.in`s it automatically finds each appropriate `Makefile.am` and generate the corresponding `Makefile.in`.

compile is a wrapper for compilers.

config.guess is a script that attempts to guess the canonical triplet for the given build, host, or target architecture.

config.sub is a configuration validation subroutine script.

depcomp is a script for compiling a program so that not only the desired output is generated but also dependency information.

elisp-comp byte-compiles Emacs Lisp code.

install-sh is a script that installs a program, a script, or a datafile.

mdate-sh is a script that prints the modification time of a file or directory.

missing is a script acting as a common stub for missing GNU programs during an installation.

mkinstalldirs is a script that creates a directory tree.

py-compile compiles a Python program.

ylwrap is a wrapper for lex and yacc.

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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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