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NAME

6       automake - manual page for automake 1.16.5
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SYNOPSIS

9       automake-1.16 [OPTION]... [Makefile]...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Generate Makefile.in for configure from Makefile.am.
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14   Operation modes:
15       --help print this help, then exit
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17       --version
18              print version number, then exit
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20       -v, --verbose
21              verbosely list files processed
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23       --no-force
24              only update Makefile.in's that are out of date
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26       -W, --warnings=CATEGORY
27              report the warnings falling in CATEGORY
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29   Dependency tracking:
30       -i, --ignore-deps
31              disable dependency tracking code
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33       --include-deps
34              enable dependency tracking code
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36   Flavors:
37       --foreign
38              set strictness to foreign
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40       --gnits
41              set strictness to gnits
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43       --gnu  set strictness to gnu
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45   Library files:
46       -a, --add-missing
47              add missing standard files to package
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49       --libdir=DIR
50              set directory storing library files
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52       --print-libdir
53              print directory storing library files
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55       -c, --copy
56              with -a, copy missing files (default is symlink)
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58       -f, --force-missing
59              force update of standard files
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61   Warning categories include:
62       cross  cross compilation issues
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64       gnu    GNU coding standards (default in gnu and gnits modes)
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66       obsolete
67              obsolete features or constructions (default)
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69       override
70              user redefinitions of Automake rules or variables
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72       portability
73              portability issues (default in gnu and gnits modes)
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75       portability-recursive
76              nested Make variables (default with -Wportability)
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78       extra-portability
79              extra portability issues related to obscure tools
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81       syntax dubious syntactic constructs (default)
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83       unsupported
84              unsupported or incomplete features (default)
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86       all    all the warnings
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88       no-CATEGORY
89              turn off warnings in CATEGORY
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91       none   turn off all the warnings
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93       error  treat warnings as errors
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95   Files automatically distributed if found (always):
96       ABOUT-GNU
97              TODO                install-sh          mdate-sh
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99       ABOUT-NLS
100              ar-lib              libversion.in       missing
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102       BACKLOG
103              compile             ltcf-c.sh           mkinstalldirs
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105       COPYING
106              config.guess        ltcf-cxx.sh         py-compile
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108       COPYING.DOC
109              config.rpath        ltcf-gcj.sh         texinfo.tex
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111       COPYING.LESSER
112              config.sub          ltconfig            ylwrap
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114       COPYING.LIB
115              depcomp             ltmain.sh
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117   Files automatically distributed if found (as .md if needed):
118       AUTHORS[.md]
119              INSTALL[.md]        README[.md]         THANKS[.md]
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121       ChangeLog[.md]
122              NEWS[.md]
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124   Files automatically distributed if found (under certain conditions):
125       README-alpha[.md]
126              config.h.bot        configure           configure.in
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128       acconfig.h
129              config.h.top        configure.ac        stamp-vti
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131              aclocal.m4
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AUTHOR

134       Written by Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
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136              and Alexandre Duret-Lutz <adl@gnu.org>.
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REPORTING BUGS

139       Report bugs to <bug-automake@gnu.org>.
140       GNU Automake home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/>.
141       General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.
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COPYRIGHT

144       Copyright  ©  2021  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv2+: GNU
145       GPL version 2 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
146       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
147       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

150       The  full documentation for automake is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
151       If the info and automake programs are properly installed at your  site,
152       the command
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156       should give you access to the complete manual.
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160GNU automake 1.16.5              January 2023                      AUTOMAKE(1)