source: clfs-sysroot/BOOK/final-system/common/autoconf.xml @ 02095ae

Last change on this file since 02095ae was 02095ae, checked in by Jim Gifford <clfs@…>, 18 years ago

r3633@server (orig r1649): jciccone | 2006-05-25 16:48:42 -0700
Added the Initial clfs-2.0 branch using sysroot builds.

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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
3  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
4  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5  %general-entities;
6]>
7
8<sect1 id="ch-system-autoconf" role="wrap">
9  <?dbhtml filename="autoconf.html"?>
10
11  <title>Autoconf-&autoconf-version;</title>
12
13  <indexterm zone="ch-system-autoconf">
14    <primary sortas="a-Autoconf">Autoconf</primary>
15  </indexterm>
16
17  <sect2 role="package">
18    <title/>
19
20    <para>The Autoconf package contains programs for producing shell scripts that
21    can automatically configure source code.</para>
22
23  </sect2>
24
25  <sect2 role="installation">
26    <title>Installation of Autoconf</title>
27
28    <para os="a">Prepare Autoconf for compilation:</para>
29
30<screen os="b"><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --host=${LFS_TARGET}</userinput></screen>
31
32    <para os="c">Compile the package:</para>
33
34<screen os="d"><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
35
36    <para os="e">Install the package:</para>
37
38<screen os="f"><userinput>make DESTDIR=${LFS} install</userinput></screen>
39
40  </sect2>
41
42  <sect2 id="contents-autoconf" role="content">
43    <title>Contents of Autoconf</title>
44
45    <segmentedlist>
46      <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
47
48      <seglistitem>
49        <seg>autoconf, autoheader, autom4te, autoreconf, autoscan, autoupdate,
50        and ifnames</seg>
51      </seglistitem>
52    </segmentedlist>
53
54    <variablelist>
55      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
56      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
57      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
58
59      <varlistentry id="autoconf">
60        <term><command>autoconf</command></term>
61        <listitem>
62          <para>Produces shell scripts that automatically configure software
63          source code packages to adapt to many kinds of Unix-like systems.
64          The configuration scripts it produces are independent&mdash;running
65          them does not require the <command>autoconf</command> program.</para>
66          <indexterm zone="ch-system-autoconf autoconf">
67            <primary sortas="b-autoconf">autoconf</primary>
68          </indexterm>
69        </listitem>
70      </varlistentry>
71
72      <varlistentry id="autoheader">
73        <term><command>autoheader</command> </term>
74        <listitem>
75          <para>A tool for creating template files of C
76          <emphasis>#define</emphasis> statements for configure to use</para>
77          <indexterm zone="ch-system-autoconf autoheader">
78            <primary sortas="b-autoheader">autoheader</primary>
79          </indexterm>
80        </listitem>
81      </varlistentry>
82
83      <varlistentry id="autom4te">
84        <term><command>autom4te</command></term>
85        <listitem>
86          <para>A wrapper for the M4 macro processor</para>
87          <indexterm zone="ch-system-autoconf autom4te">
88            <primary sortas="b-autom4te">autom4te</primary>
89          </indexterm>
90        </listitem>
91      </varlistentry>
92
93      <varlistentry id="autoreconf">
94        <term><command>autoreconf</command></term>
95        <listitem>
96          <para>Automatically runs <command>autoconf</command>,
97          <command>autoheader</command>, <command>aclocal</command>,
98          <command>automake</command>, <command>gettextize</command>, and
99          <command>libtoolize</command> in the correct order to save time
100          when changes are made to <command>autoconf</command> and
101          <command>automake</command> template files</para>
102          <indexterm zone="ch-system-autoconf autoreconf">
103            <primary sortas="b-autoreconf">autoreconf</primary>
104          </indexterm>
105        </listitem>
106      </varlistentry>
107
108      <varlistentry id="autoscan">
109        <term><command>autoscan</command> </term>
110        <listitem>
111          <para>Helps to create a <filename>configure.in</filename> file for a
112          software package; it examines the source files in a directory tree,
113          searching them for common portability issues, and creates a
114          <filename>configure.scan</filename> file that serves as as a
115          preliminary <filename>configure.in</filename> file for the package</para>
116          <indexterm zone="ch-system-autoconf autoscan">
117            <primary sortas="b-autoscan">autoscan</primary>
118          </indexterm>
119        </listitem>
120      </varlistentry>
121
122      <varlistentry id="autoupdate">
123        <term><command>autoupdate</command></term>
124        <listitem>
125          <para>Modifies a <filename>configure.in</filename> file that still
126          calls <command>autoconf</command> macros by their old names to use the
127          current macro names</para>
128          <indexterm zone="ch-system-autoconf autoupdate">
129            <primary sortas="b-autoupdate">autoupdate</primary>
130          </indexterm>
131        </listitem>
132      </varlistentry>
133
134      <varlistentry id="ifnames">
135        <term><command>ifnames</command> </term>
136        <listitem>
137          <para>Helps when writing <filename>configure.in</filename> files
138          for a software package; it prints the identifiers that the package
139          uses in C preprocessor conditionals. If a package has already been set
140          up to have some portability, this program can help determine what
141          <command>configure</command> needs to check for. It can also fill in
142          gaps in a <filename>configure.in</filename> file generated by
143          <command>autoscan</command></para>
144          <indexterm zone="ch-system-autoconf ifnames">
145            <primary sortas="b-ifnames">ifnames</primary>
146          </indexterm>
147        </listitem>
148      </varlistentry>
149
150    </variablelist>
151
152  </sect2>
153
154</sect1>
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