Re: autoconf how to learn

egon.rath_at_gespag.at
Date: 11/18/03 

Date: 18 Nov 2003 09:40:48 +0100

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 22:49:42 +0200 Gerhard W. Gruber <sparhawk@gmx.at> wrote:
> I have a project on sourceforge and currently I wrote a Makefile which is
> adapted to my system. I'm aware that other users will have different include
> paths and versions of the libraries I use, so I would like to use autoconf to
> create the proper Makefiles. How is the best way to learn this? I don't want
> to become an autoconf guru, its just enough if I can create my Makefiles. :)

try: sources.redhat.com/autbook

Its a entire book about the autoconfig process. And its released under the GPL 

-- 
Egon A. Rath (Egon.Rath@gespag.at)
UNIX Systems Engineer / GESPAG

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