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Questions tagged [automake]

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configure.ac: not using gettext

I am trying to compile a gnome application and I am curious what the output means when I run the autogen.sh script: ~/Documents/Code/window-picker-applet $./autogen.sh autoreconf: Entering directory `.' autoreconf: configure.ac: not using…
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How to prevent automake from overwriting INSTALL?

I'm working on a project that has a custom INSTALL file. Running automake --add-missing (or more precisely, autoreconf -i) will generate the GNU default INSTALL file, and overwrite our file with it. How can I prevent this behavior? I want it to…
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automake error: Unescaped left brace in regex is deprecated

After compiling and installing GNU automake 1.15, I get this error whenever I run automake: Unescaped left brace in regex is deprecated, passed through in regex; marked by <-- HERE in m/\${ <-- HERE ([^ \t=:+{}]+)}/ at /usr/local/bin/automake line…
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What is the preferred way to build software in the BSDs?

I was wondering what the preferred way of building software in the BSDs is and if they are actively using and encouraging the use of GNU autotools. I found the following section about GNU autoconf in the OpenBSD Handbook: autoconf is a gnu tool…
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How to put multiple -I, -L and -l flags in ./configure?

I am trying to build using ./configure. I have Three include directories -I/path1/include -I/path2/include -I/path3/include Two link directories -L/path1/lib -L/path2/lib Two -l flag options -ltensorflow -lasan Two compile flags -O3 -g How…
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Do GNUmakefile, GNUmakefile.am, and GNUmakefile.in indicate that Automake has been used?

The source folder of rtnet contains only the above mentioned files for compilation purposes. Remaining files are the source code of the examples. Question is that do these files indicate that they have been generated through automake? If yes, then…
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GNU autotooling, where to install shell functions?

I have a tiny project that configures and installs some shell scripts using GNU autotools. Now, the scripts will have to source a common file containing some shell functions. Where should this file be installed by make install? According to…
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Dependencies problem with automake

I am using automake on Debian Squeeze for compiling a very simple C project with 6 source files. The issue comes when I try to compile the sources using the generated Makefile. One of the sources (ll_socket.c) uses system libraries like and . Those…
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How to make autoconf use "install" instead of "mkdir -p"?

When I run sudo make install on a compiled package from the GNU archive, it uses mkdir -p to create the destination directories. I'd prefer it to use mkdir -p -m 0755 or install -d -m 0755 instead in order to ensure the destination directory has…
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Issue with "make distcheck" in GNU autotools project relating to generating a manual

I'm using autoconf and automake to build a tiny project. For the project's manual, I've used OpenBSD's native mdoc format, and the installable man-formatted manual is generated from this using the mandoc utility. The man-formatted manual will be…
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Automating OpenSSL certificates creation, Let'sEncrypt signing, and site dir associating, in an Nginx environment

I have an Ubuntu-server 16.04 VPS and Nginx. Now I'm implementing HTTP1 (without TLS, utilizing port 80) but I desire to go "one step forward" and work with HTTP2 (with TLS, utilizing port 443), for all my (Wordpress) websites. Assuming I adjusted…
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Using *Autotools*, how do I save the compiler listing on a file by file basis?

Please understand I'm using Autotools / Automake / Autoconf, and I can not use redirection because it needs to be applied command by command in the make file generated by autotools. I need a way for to have autotools create a make file which has…
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Add additional processing in an automake build for one object

I'm trying to make a small change to an automake build. The system to modify uses configure.ac and Makefile.am inputs. For a single object file within one subdirectory I have to invoke a script before compiling, to patch config info into the…
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How to change the compiler settings with AutoMake?

I want to build a library with a specific tool instead of GCC. The regular build sequence is: ./configure make make install Where should I replace the GCC settings (I think that the configure was created with AutoMake)?
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Why is this autogen.sh script failing?

I've downloaded this window manager from github and it has a autogen.sh script but it failed each time. I don't know what could happen or how to fix it: Output from ./autogen.sh: /usr/bin/gnome-autogen.sh checking for autoreconf >= 2.53... testing…
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