Top "Autotools" questions

Make install, but not to default directories?

I want to run 'make install' so I have everything I need, but I'd like it to install the things …

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What are Makefile.am and Makefile.in?

These two files are mostly seen in open source projects. What are they for, and how do they work?

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possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_ERROR

I have the following in configure.ac: AC_CHECK_PROGS(MAKE,$MAKE make gmake,error) if test "x$MAKE" = "xerror" ;…

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Debugging the error "gcc: error: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc: No such file or directory"

I'm trying to build: https://github.com/kanzure/nanoengineer But it looks like it errors out on: gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_…

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CFLAGS vs CPPFLAGS

I understand that CFLAGS (or CXXFLAGS for C++) are for the compiler, whereas CPPFLAGS is used by the preprocessor. But …

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error: Libtool library used but 'LIBTOOL' is undefined

I am trying to automake the OrientDb C++ library, but getting some errors. Makefile.am:10: error: Libtool library used but …

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What are the differences between Autotools, Cmake and Scons?

What are the differences between Autotools, Cmake and Scons?

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libtool version mismatch error

When building my application with kdevelop 3.5 on Ubuntu 10.04, I get the following errors: libtool: Version mismatch error. This is libtool 2.2.6 …

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Build 32bit on 64 bit Linux using an automake configure script?

I'm using a 64bit system but want a set of 32bit binaries. What options must I pass to a configure …

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installed libtool but libtoolize not found

im trying to build libxml2 from source on my mac. so i have autoconf libtool and automake installed using mac …

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