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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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Autoconf - use macro from m4/revision.m4 in AC_INIT arg list

OK, I have a file m4/revision.m4 which has the macro REC_SVN_REV defined. I would like to use that in the version info in AC_INIT in configure.ac. But is it OK to call AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4]) before AC_INIT? Thanks in advance
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How to choose a compiler version in Automake?

I have several compilers with the same name but of different versions or location. The ./configure script seems to stop at the first it finds in PATH. How can I tell Automake to choose one of them according to a custom rule ? I already have a macro…
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What is the flags in GOCFLAGS_FOR_TARGET used for

I'm trying to build a GDB. The Makefile generated by configure contains a flags called "GOCFLAGS_FOR_TARGET". Could anyone tell me what the "GOCFLAGS" is used for? Thanks!
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AC_SEARCH_LIBS when the function name varies

I have a program which makes use of boost_regex. The library boost_regex has an undefined symbol named differently with respect to the version of boost I am using. For instance, when I use boost version 1.49, libboost_regex.so contains an undefined…
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add in a Makefile.in a -DVARIABLE linux

I am trying to make a configure.ac + Makefile.in files I have. Everything is ok till at make: Here I have: usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/crt1.o(.debug_info): relocation 9 has invalid symbol index 2 /usr/bin/ld:…
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Autoconf Standardized Configure Target Namings

Is there a way to automatically lookup the standardized target namings such as i686-pc-linux-gnu I typically want to feed as argument to the configure flag --exec-prefix in platform-specific builds? I've seen ./configure && make && make installs…
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Using doxygen macros with autoconf

I'm trying to use doxygen to document my project's source code, and I'm using autotools for the build system. I've downloaded the ax_prog_doxygen.m4 macro from the autoconf-archive repository, made the changes to aminclude.am and made sure to call…
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Specifying Exact Library to Link with In Automake

I am having extreme trouble cross compiling a project related to gstreamer. I am trying to link it to a library on my cross compile machine's /usr/lib If I do the standard linker flags -L{FILESYS_DIR}/usr/lib -lGLESv2 I get pthread complaints from…
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Updating configure.ac with a new library

I am trying to add the pcap library to my application. I need to add it to the configure.ac file, but I don't understand how. Can anyone can help me with this?
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behaviour of autoreconf on source packages

I got a project that has, say 10 directories (as a tarball). I edited the top level Makefile.am so as to exclude from the build, say 5 of the directories. Then I ran autoreconf (Is this really a legal step? After all, I do not have an svn…
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Boost.m4 linker error

I use boost.m4 to find Boost. Here I go: AC_PROG_CXX AC_LANG([C++]) AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11 BOOST_REQUIRE([1.48]) BOOST_SIGNALS configure correctly find singals library, but when compiling, I get link error -- undefined reference to…
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autoconf: use AS_INIT_GENERATED to generate a script in a subdirectory

How can I use AS_INIT_GENERATE to generate a script that is not in the same directory as the configure script, in particular so that VPATH builds will be honoured? For example, for a configure.ac file…
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Appending directory to pkginclude_header

Is there anyway I can modify the path for pkginclude_ without actually changing the structure of my project? Heres the directory stucture I have. My_Project > include > banana.h apple.h …
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check header file of iconv.h

I am using FreeBSD and have installed iconv package form port collection.I wrote AC_CHECK_HEADER([iconv.h], ,[AC_MSG_ERROR([can not find iconv.h])]) AC_CHECK_LIB([iconv], [iconv_open], ,[AC_MSG_ERROR([can not find iconv_open])]) in the…
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Best way to add generated files to distribution?

I have a quite complex (C++) project using autoconf / automake, which includes some "generated" files (foo.yy -> foo.cc). Actual builds are done using a "control script" (Gentoo .ebuild for those familiar with the concept), on various…
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