Top "Autoconf" questions

GNU Autoconf creates a shell script `configure` that is used to configure software for compilation for UNIX-like operating systems.

configure.in or configure.ac?

It seems that some autoconf projects use a configure.in file to generate a configure script, and some use configure.…

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Autotools : how to set global compilation flag

I have a project with several sources directories : src/A /B /C In each, the Makefile.am contains AM_CXXFLAGS = …

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configure does not recognize androideabi

I am trying to compile a library using android-ndk-r5 standalone toolchain and autotools. When doing a ./configure, it fails with: $ ./…

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How to include .m4 files in Autoconf?

I have downloaded a macro from Autoconf Archive, and I want to use it. What do I have to put …

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Confused about configure script and Makefile.in

I'm currently learning how to use the autoconf/automake toolchain. I seem to have a general understanding of the workflow …

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Shell variable with spaces , quoting for single command line option

Autoconf scripts have trouble with a filename or pathname with spaces. For example, ./configure CPPFLAGS="-I\"/path with space\"" results …

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How to determine host value for configure when using cross compiler

General question: If I use a cross compiler, how can I tell the value of the "--host" option I should …

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Build m4, autoconf, automake, libtool on unix

I'm trying to setup PHP, apache environment on HP-UX server. While install i'm using usual commands of "./configur, make, make …

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autoconf not generating makefile?

I am currently trying to create an installation package, using autoconf to generate the configure file. I have successfully managed …

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Automake generating binaries to bin/ instead of in src/

I searched for the answer to this question but couldn't find any good. Maybe they're old and something has changed, …

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