lfs-book/appendixa/automake-desc.xml

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<sect2><title>Short descriptions</title>

<para><command>acinstall</command> is a script that installs
aclocal-style M4 files.</para>

<para><command>aclocal</command> generates <filename>aclocal.m4</filename>
files based on the contents of <filename>configure.in</filename> files.</para>

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

<para><command>compile</command> is a wrapper for compilers.</para>

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

<para><command>config.sub</command> is a configuration validation
subroutine script.</para>

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

<para><command>elisp-comp</command> byte-compiles Emacs Lisp code.</para>

<para><command>install-sh</command> is a script that installs a program,
a script, or a datafile.</para>

<para><command>mdate-sh</command> is a script that prints the modification
time of a file or directory.</para>

<para><command>missing</command> is a script acting as a common stub for
missing GNU programs during an installation.</para>

<para><command>mkinstalldirs</command> is a script that creates a directory
tree.</para>

<para><command>py-compile</command> compiles a Python program.</para>

<para><command>ylwrap</command> is a wrapper for lex and yacc.</para>

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