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From: Andy Tai <a...@atai.org>
Date: Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Subject: please automake files separately from source files
To: automake@gnu.org
Hi, I wonder if there is a way to place the GNU autotools files in a source
tree in a subdirectory from the source files, such as
if I have sources files
source1.c source2.c
and there may be a Makefile in this directory as well, as common in a simple
project from a third party source that does not use automake/autoconf. Now
I want to add automake support. Can I create a subdirectory in parallel
with source{1,2}.c, say I call it build_system
and then in build_system I will place the top level GNU automake files such
as Makefile.am, configure.ac, etc.
This way people can build using the GNU automake system if they so desires
and I do not overwrite the original non-automake Makefiles. Then how can I
specify the sources files in source1,c, etc. Keep in mind that the original
source tree may be complex with deep subdirectories of its own.
Thanks,
Andy
Andy Tai, a...@atai.org
