lfs-book/chapter06/automake.xml

<sect1 id="ch-system-automake" xreflabel="Automake">
<title>Installing Automake-&automake-version;</title>
<?dbhtml filename="automake.html" dir="chapter06"?>

<para>The Automake package contains programs for generating Makefiles for use
with Autoconf.</para>

<screen>&buildtime; &automake-time;
&diskspace; &automake-compsize;</screen>

&aa-automake-down;
&aa-automake-dep;

<sect2><title>&nbsp;</title><para>&nbsp;</para></sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of Automake</title>

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

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

<para>Compile the package:</para>

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

<para>To have the results tested, issue:
<userinput>make check</userinput>. This takes a long time, about 4 SBUs,
and is strictly optional.</para>

<para>Install the package:</para>

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

</sect2>

&aa-automake-shortdesc;
&aa-automake-desc;

</sect1>