automake command in Linux with Examples

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:

• --help : Prints help and then exits.
• --version : Prints the version information and then it exits.
• -v or --verbose : Prints the verbosely list of processes.

  

  
  

• --no-force : It will only update Makefile.in which are out of date.
• -W or --warnings=Category : Reports the warnings falling in that specific category. The different warnings category's are:

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.