SYNOPSIS

       automake [OPTION] ... [Makefile]...


DESCRIPTION

       Generate Makefile.in for configure from Makefile.am.

   Operation modes:
       --help print this help, then exit

       --version
              print version number, then exit

       -v, --verbose
              verbosely list files processed

       -o, --output-dir=DIR
              put generated Makefile.in's into DIR

       --no-force
              only update Makefile.in's that are out of date

   Dependency tracking:
       -i, --ignore-deps
              disable dependency tracking code

       --include-deps
              enable dependency tracking code

   Flavors:
       --cygnus
              assume program is part of Cygnus-style tree

       --foreign
              set strictness to foreign

       --gnits
              set strictness to gnits

       --gnu  set strictness to gnu

   Library files:
       -a, --add-missing
              add missing standard files to package

       --libdir=DIR
              directory storing library files

       -c, --copy
              with -a, copy missing files (default is symlink)

       -f, --force-missing
              force update of standard files

       COPYING
              aclocal.m4          configure.in        missing

       COPYING.DOC
              ansi2knr.1             depcomp                mkin­
              stalldirs

       COPYING.LIB
              ansi2knr.c          elisp-comp          py-compile

       ChangeLog
              compile             install-sh          stamp-vti

       INSTALL
              config.guess        libversion.in       texinfo.tex

       NEWS   config.h.bot        ltcf-c.sh           ylwrap

       README config.h.top        ltcf-cxx.sh


AUTHOR

       Written by Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>.

       Copyright 2002 Free Software  Foundation,  Inc.   This  is
       free  software;  see  the  source  for copying conditions.
       There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FIT­
       NESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-automake@gnu.org>.


SEE ALSO

       The  full  documentation  for  automake is maintained as a
       Texinfo manual.  If the info  and  automake  programs  are
       properly installed at your site, the command

              info automake

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU automake 1.6            March 2002                AUTOMAKE(1)

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