automake command in Linux with Examples (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 3 Jun, 2024

**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:

**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.