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Error in automake

I’ve trying to create install package for hello world sample C program. I’ve done following staps. autoscan mv …

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User of autotools-generated tarball gets error message: aclocal-1.13: command not found

I am distributing a tarball with installation scripts generated by autoconf version 2.69. Works fine on many different machines. Now a …

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Autotools - tar This does not look like a tar archive

After running make distcheck I get the message that I have successfully built the package and is ready for distribution. …

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how to set include paths with autotools

I'm working on a C++ project that uses autoconf & automake, and I'm struggling to correctly set up the include …

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Default compiler flags with Autotools

I want to know how to set default compiler/linker/etc. flags if I use Autoconf/Automake combo. For example, …

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Library resolution with autoconf?

I'm building my first autoconf managed package. However I can't find any simple examples anywhere of how to specify a …

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Howto add a link to a library in autoconf configure script / makefile

I am an autotools newb and I have difficulties figuring out howto easily link a specific library into one of …

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Alternatives to Autoconf and Autotools?

I'm a very frequent user of the GNU Autotools (mostly Autoconf, occasionally Libtool). I'm working on a project where portability …

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PKG_CHECK_MODULES considered harmful?

Various developers discourage the usage of the PKG_CHECK_MODULES (for example, in this answer) but there is no clear, …

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./configure with a specified version of g++

How to tell to a 'configure' file to compile with a specified version of g++ ? Thanks.

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