Autoconf generated configure scripts need some information about how to initialize, such as how to find the packages source files. Autoconf autoconfisasolutionthatcanbeusedtomanageportconfigurationsfordataorvoicevlan,qualityof serviceqosparameters,stormcontrol,andmac. This repo contains a sample project with the makefile. As a special exception, the respective autoconf macros owner gives unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify the configure scripts that are the output of autoconf when processing the macro. Howto autotools distributing source code with autoconf. More seriously, the command lines can exceed the length limits of. The new guide of the conversation in autoconf and make. Unfortunately, because of the importance of this feature, its also one the most commonly misused.
To use a shell variable which you need to do in order to define a value containing the m4 quote characters or, use ac. The following sections describe initialization and creating output files. Stack overflow for teams is a private, secure spot for you and your coworkers to find and share information. Scons scons is a software construction tool that is a superior alternative to the classic make build too. Obj files in ac3d and using the xplane plugin to export to the xplane obj format. For an example on how to use autoconfmake for your wxwidgets project, see. You need not follow the terms of the gnu general public license when using or distributing such scripts.
This image was generated using the graphviz dot utility from the following file named autoconf automakeprocess. Grab the code in example 1, or put this in configure. Archives are refreshed every 30 minutes for details, please visit the main index. The next step is to add tests for wxwidgets to configure. When a package contains more than a few tests that define c preprocessor symbols, the command lines to pass d options to the compiler can get quite long. Since ac files are saved in plain text, you can open and modify them using a text editor. Just note that version numbers of downloads are based on what is current as of april 2015 and works well as of the time of this post.
When you write a feature test that could be applicable to more than one software package, the best thing to do is encapsulate it in a new macro. To open an ac file with a text editor, you may need to change the. A common action to take in response to a feature test is to define a c preprocessor. A common action to take in response to a feature test is to define a c preprocessor symbol indicating the results of the test. How to install autoconf, automake and related tools on mac os x. Howto autotools distributing source code with autoconf and. Autoconf provides a portable way to configure a build environment for software. Mac, imac, macbook, osx, yosemite, mavericks, mountain lion, lion, snow leopard, leopard, tiger are trademarks of apple inc. The following snippet illustrates the correct way to proceed after. Bioinformatics group institute for computer science albertludwigsuniversity of freiburg georgeskoehlerallee 106 d79110, freiburg, germany. There is a strange bug when trying to take down the gtk2hs package directly from darcs, and compile it on mac os x 10. If value is given, set variable to that value verbatim, otherwise set it to 1. When you run autoconf, it defines a whole bunch of m4 macros and then runs your script through the.
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