Bigger picture of automake variables

I'm still pretty confused how the automake variables work. Perhaps someone could answer my questions. 1. I get it that they are just existing per Makfile in one directory. But what is then meant when the documentation talks about global variables? Does global mean they are predefined? 2. When I ac

dist-hook: keeping symlinks

I want to include a directory that has symlinks in it. How do I include this in a tarball? I tried adding this to the Makefile.am dist-hook: cp -a $(srcdir)/actions $(distdir) When I unpacked the tarball I noticed that what was symlinks became copies. Is there a way to do this. I know I

Re: dist-hook: keeping symlinks

On Sat, 13 Dec 2008, Jeremiah Benham wrote: I want to include a directory that has symlinks in it. How do I include this in a tarball? I tried adding this to the Makefile.am What is your plan regarding operating systems which do not support symbolic links. Will your extracted directory tree