---
name: "automake-1.11"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "automake1.11"
version: "1:1.11.6-6"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/automake-1.11"
---

# automake-1.11(1)

manual page for automake 1.11.6

## NAME

automake - manual page for automake 1.11.6

## SYNOPSIS

**automake** \[*OPTION*\] ... \[*Makefile*\]...

## 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  only update Makefile.in's that are out of date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:

- **--cygnus**

  assume program is part of Cygnus-style tree

- **--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*

  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:

- \`gnu'

  GNU coding standards (default in gnu and gnits modes)

- \`obsolete'

  obsolete features or constructions

- \`override'

  user redefinitions of Automake rules or variables

- \`portability'

  portability issues (default in gnu and gnits modes)

- \`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

  INSTALL             config.guess        ltcf-gcj.sh

- ABOUT-NLS

  NEWS                config.rpath        ltconfig

- AUTHORS

  README              config.sub          ltmain.sh

- BACKLOG

  THANKS              depcomp             mdate-sh

- COPYING

  TODO                elisp-comp          missing

- COPYING.DOC

  ansi2knr.1          install-sh          mkinstalldirs

- COPYING.LESSER

  ansi2knr.c          libversion.in       py-compile

- COPYING.LIB

  ar-lib              ltcf-c.sh           texinfo.tex

- ChangeLog

  compile             ltcf-cxx.sh         ylwrap

### Files automatically distributed if found (under certain conditions):

- acconfig.h

  config.h.bot        configure           configure.in

- aclocal.m4

  config.h.top        configure.ac        stamp-vti

## AUTHOR

Written by Tom Tromey \<tromey@redhat.com\>

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

## REPORTING BUGS

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

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later \<http://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.