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==Setting up autotools==
==Setting up autotools==
<tt>[http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf.html#autoreconf-Invocation autoreconf]</tt> can be used on initial setup, or after the autotools installation has been modified. Use <tt>-f</tt> to force refreshings, and <tt>-i</tt> to install missing files; <tt>autoreconf -fi</tt> is thus a useful recipe for source trees.
<tt>[http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf.html#autoreconf-Invocation autoreconf]</tt> can be used on initial setup, or after the autotools installation has been modified. Use <tt>-f</tt> to force refreshings, and <tt>-i</tt> to install missing files; <tt>autoreconf -fi</tt> is thus a useful recipe for source trees.
==Local macros==
Put them in <tt>acinclude.m4</tt>, *not* <tt>aclocal.m4</tt>. The latter is blown away by <tt>autoreconf</tt>. The former is properly included along with <tt>aclocal.m4</tt> (which ought be automatically generated by <tt>aclocal</tt>) by autotools.

Revision as of 00:41, 13 May 2024

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Setting up autotools

autoreconf can be used on initial setup, or after the autotools installation has been modified. Use -f to force refreshings, and -i to install missing files; autoreconf -fi is thus a useful recipe for source trees.

Local macros

Put them in acinclude.m4, *not* aclocal.m4. The latter is blown away by autoreconf. The former is properly included along with aclocal.m4 (which ought be automatically generated by aclocal) by autotools.