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GNU autoconf (automake) "Hello World" step-by-step example 

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September 25, 2012 19:33:02    Last update: September 25, 2012 19:33:02
This a step-by-step example of how to create the files for GNU automake.
  1. Put the C source file in directory src (cat src/hello.c): 
    #include <config.h>
#include <stdio.h>
          
int  main (void) {
            puts ("Hello World!");
            puts ("This is " PACKAGE_STRING ".");
            return 0;
}

  2. Run autoscan to generate configure.scan.
  3. Rename configure.scan: 
    mv configure.scan configure.ac

  4. Edit autoscan.ac. Update this line: 
    AC_INIT([FULL-PACKAGE-NAME], [VERSION], [BUG-REPORT-ADDRESS])

  5. Add this line after AC_INIT: 
    AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign -Wall -Werror])

  6. Add this line before AC_OUTPUT: 
    AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile src/Makefile])

  7. Create file Makefile.am (cat Makefile.am): 
    SUBDIRS = src

  8. Create file src/Makefile.am (cat src/Makefile.am): 
    bin_PROGRAMS = hello
hello_SOURCES = hello.c

  9. Run these commands: 
    $ aclocal
$ autoheader
$ automake --add-missing
$ autoconf

    The file configure is generated after autoconf is run.
  10. Build with: 
    $ ./configure
$ make

  11. Create tarball for distribution with: 
    $ make dist

    or 
    $ make distcheck

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