NAME

       automake - manual page for automake 1.16.5

SYNOPSIS

       automake-1.16 [OPTION]... [Makefile]...

DESCRIPTION

       Generate Makefile.in for configure from Makefile.am.

   Operation modes:
       --help print this help, then exit

       --version
              print version number, then exit

       -v, --verbose
              verbosely list files processed

       --no-force
              only update Makefile.in's that are out of date

       -W, --warnings=CATEGORY
              report the warnings falling in CATEGORY

   Dependency tracking:
       -i, --ignore-deps
              disable dependency tracking code

       --include-deps
              enable dependency tracking code

   Flavors:
       --foreign
              set strictness to foreign

       --gnits
              set strictness to gnits

       --gnu  set strictness to gnu

   Library files:
       -a, --add-missing
              add missing standard files to package

       --libdir=DIR
              set directory storing library files

       --print-libdir
              print directory storing library files

       -c, --copy
              with -a, copy missing files (default is symlink)

       -f, --force-missing
              force update of standard files

   Warning categories include:
       cross  cross compilation issues

       gnu    GNU coding standards (default in gnu and gnits modes)

       obsolete
              obsolete features or constructions (default)

       override
              user redefinitions of Automake rules or variables

       portability
              portability issues (default in gnu and gnits modes)

       portability-recursive
              nested Make variables (default with -Wportability)

       extra-portability
              extra portability issues related to obscure tools

       syntax dubious syntactic constructs (default)

       unsupported
              unsupported or incomplete features (default)

       all    all the warnings

       no-CATEGORY
              turn off warnings in CATEGORY

       none   turn off all the warnings

       error  treat warnings as errors

   Files automatically distributed if found (always):
       ABOUT-GNU
              TODO                install-sh          mdate-sh

       ABOUT-NLS
              ar-lib              libversion.in       missing

       BACKLOG
              compile             ltcf-c.sh           mkinstalldirs

       COPYING
              config.guess        ltcf-cxx.sh         py-compile

       COPYING.DOC
              config.rpath        ltcf-gcj.sh         texinfo.tex

       COPYING.LESSER
              config.sub          ltconfig            ylwrap

       COPYING.LIB
              depcomp             ltmain.sh

   Files automatically distributed if found (as .md if needed):
       AUTHORS[.md]
              INSTALL[.md]        README[.md]         THANKS[.md]

       ChangeLog[.md]
              NEWS[.md]

   Files automatically distributed if found (under certain conditions):
       README-alpha[.md]
              config.h.bot        configure           configure.in

       acconfig.h
              config.h.top        configure.ac        stamp-vti

              aclocal.m4

AUTHOR

       Written by Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>

              and Alexandre Duret-Lutz <adl@gnu.org>.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-automake@gnu.org>.
       GNU Automake home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/>.
       General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright  ©  2021  Free  Software  Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or
       later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO  WARRANTY,
       to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

       The  full  documentation  for automake is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and
       automake programs are properly installed at your site, the command

              info automake

       should give you access to the complete manual.