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

GNU Autoconf creates a shell script configure that is used to configure software for compilation for UNIX-like operating systems. It is extensible through the use of shell script and m4 macros. It is frequently used with GNU Automake and GNU Libtool (collectively known as Autotools).

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GNU Autotools: rebuild without version info

I need to build a lib that is configured with autotools. The usual configure && make && make install steps produce versioned shared lib, something like libfoo.so.x.x Is it possible to modify configure.ac or Makefile.am (and of course follow up with…
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Enforce strict C99 in Autoconf project

I have a program written in C and it uses Autoconf. It uses AC_PROG_CC_C99 in configure.ac which when used with gcc translates to the -std=gnu99 compiler option. The program is written somewhat strictly according to the C99 specification and does…
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Suppress "C source seen but `CC` undefined" in automake?

I have a Makefile.am for compiling Ocaml source code with ocamlbuild. However, even though I have AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign no-dependencies]) in my configure.ac, automake thinks that a C compiler must be present to install exectuables. That is, if…
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Autoconf/Automake: How to avoid passing the "check" option to AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS

I'm using Autoconf to build my c++ project. It uses third party code which is also built with the help of Autoconf/Automake. So in my configure.ac I've got the following line: AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([subdirectoryname]) Everything works fine, but I also…
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Hello World Library using autotools

Creating bin program is really easy using autotools I need to just define two files. `Makefile.am' bin_PROGRAMS = hello hello_SOURCES =…
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How to avoid redefining VERSION, PACKAGE, etc

I haven't seen any questions relating to GNU autoconf/automake builds, but I'm hoping at least some of you out there are familiar with it. Here goes: I have a project (I'll call it myproject) that includes another project (vendor). The vendor…
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autotools: force make not to rebuild configure/Makefile

I have a project with autotools: automake, autoconf. I want to prohibit make from remaking files configure, Makefile.in, etc; just to do compile job. Some of files are edited by hand, and I know that I should not to do this. (Or the project was…
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Are there noteworthy uses of m4 besides autoconf?

Does someone know of any uses of m4 besides autoconf (preferably in a c or c++ environment) that is more than just an academic excerise, because it helped solve a problem that would otherwise (for example with a 'standard' preprocessor) have been…
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AS_IF and AC_MSG_ERROR: error: possibly undefined macro

I encounter such errors when trying to build libnice-0.1.10. For solution, I am following possibly undefined macro: AC_MSG_ERROR, but still not getting there. some program version uname: 3.5.0-23-generic m4: 1.4.16 automake: 1.14.1 autoconf:…
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C++: ::ntohs() fails on higher optimization levels

I have a .cpp file: htonstest.cpp. I use g++ to compile it: $ g++ -o test htonstest.cpp It works, and the program ./test works too. But, when I use automake to compile it, has a compile error: htonstest.cpp: In function ‘int main()’: …
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Autoconf and configure.exe on Windows

I'm trying to build a Linux-developed library on Windows. This library requires glib and one of the gdk libraries. While I can find 32-bit Windows binaries for most of the dependent libraries, I'd much rather compile everything myself. I have very…
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Precompiled headers with Autotools

Is it possible to use gcc precompiled headers in projects using automake / libtool? Adding new make rules to build precompiled headers is not difficult. The issue is that you also have to add compilation flags introduced by libtool and AFAIK it…
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How do I get autotools to compile with the Intel compiler?

I want my code to compile with the Intel compiler(s) or with gcc/g++ depending on a configure argument. Is this possible? What do I need to put in my configure.ac and Makefile.am files to make this happen?
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How to cross-compile C++-library with dependencies?

I need to cross-compile some C/C++ library. The library depends on several C/C++ libraries. Some of those of libraries in turn depend on other libraries. All libraries come with configure script. I know how to compile and install libraries on host…
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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 to auto generate these, however, when I run ./configure, no makefile is generated from Makefile.in. My question is :…
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