#### Linux From Scratch - Version r13.0-133

### Chapter 8. Installing Basic System Software

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# 8.46. Automake-1.18.1

The Automake package contains programs for generating Makefiles for use with Autoconf.

Approximate build time: less than 0.1 SBU (about 1.1 SBU with tests)
Required disk space: 123 MB

## 8.46.1. Installation of Automake

Prepare Automake for compilation:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr --docdir=/usr/share/doc/automake-1.18.1

Compile the package:

    make

Using four parallel jobs speeds up the tests, even on systems with less logical cores, due to internal delays in individual tests. To test the results, issue:

    make -j$(($(nproc)>4?$(nproc):4)) check

Replace `$((...))` with the number of logical cores you want to use if you don't want to use all.

Install the package:

    make install

## 8.46.2. Contents of Automake

Installed programs: aclocal, aclocal-1.18 (hard linked with aclocal), automake, and automake-1.18 (hard linked with automake)
Installed directories: /usr/share/aclocal-1.18, /usr/share/automake-1.18, and /usr/share/doc/automake-1.18.1

### Short Descriptions

aclocal | Generates `aclocal.m4` files based on the contents of `configure.in` files
aclocal-1.18 | A hard link to aclocal
automake | A tool for automatically generating `Makefile.in` files from `Makefile.am` files [To create all the `Makefile.in` files for a package, run this program in the top-level directory. By scanning the `configure.in` file, it automatically finds each appropriate `Makefile.am` file and generates the corresponding `Makefile.in` file.]
automake-1.18 | A hard link to automake

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