lfs-book/chapter06/automake-inst.xml

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<title>Installation of Automake</title>

<para>Prepare Automake for compilation:</para>

<para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen></para>

<para>Compile the package:</para>

<para><screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen></para>

<para>This package has a test suite 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:</para>

<para><screen><userinput>make check</userinput></screen></para>

<para>Install the package:</para>

<para><screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen></para>

<para>And create a necessary symbolic link:</para>

<para><screen><userinput>ln -s automake-1.7 /usr/share/automake</userinput></screen></para>

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