---
name: "mm-common-prepare"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mm-common"
version: "1.0.8-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mm-common-prepare"
---

# mm-common-prepare(1)

Prepare a C++ binding module to use mm-common and Autotools

## NAME

mm-common-prepare - Prepare a C++ binding module to use mm-common and Autotools

## SYNOPSIS

**mm-common-prepare** \[*OPTION*\]... \[*SOURCE-DIR*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Run **mm-common-prepare** to copy the *mm-common* build support files into the source tree of a C++ binding module. The exact location these files will be copied to can be influenced through special macros in the *configure.ac* file.

- **AC\_CONFIG\_AUX\_DIR(***\[AUX-DIR\]***)**

  The Automake include files are placed into the *AUX-DIR* subdirectory of the top-level source directory. If **AC\_CONFIG\_AUX\_DIR** is not specified, the files are placed at the top-level of the module's source tree.

- **MM\_CONFIG\_DOCTOOL\_DIR(***\[DOCTOOL-DIR\]***)**

  If the **MM\_CONFIG\_DOCTOOL\_DIR** macro is called with an explicit *DOCTOOL-DIR* argument, the common utilities required for generating and installing the reference documentation of a C++ binding module will be copied to the named subdirectory. If **MM\_CONFIG\_DOCTOOL\_DIR** is not used or does not specify a *DOCTOOL-DIR* argument, **mm-common-prepare** will not copy the documentation utility files into the module's source tree. Instead, it is assumed that the module depends on *mm-common* and can use the installed documentation utilities that come with it.

If no *SOURCE-DIR* argument has been specified on the command line, the current working directory will be used.

## OPTIONS

- **-c**, **--copy**

  copy files instead of creating symbolic links to them

- **-f**, **--force**

  forcefully replace existing files or symbolic links

- **--help**

  display a help message and exit

- **--version**

  show version information and exit

## EXIT STATUS

The exit status is 0 if OK, or 1 if an error occurred.

## FILES

The build support files currently copied by **mm-common-prepare** are listed below.

- **Automake include files copied to** *AUX-DIR***:**

  -

  *compile-binding.am*

-

  *dist-changelog.am*

-

  *doc-reference.am*

-

  *generate-binding.am*

- **Documentation utilities copied to** *DOCTOOL-DIR***:**

  -

  *doc-install.pl*

-

  *doc-postprocess.pl*

-

  *doxygen.css*

-

  *doxygen-extra.css*

-

  *tagfile-to-devhelp2.xsl*

## SEE ALSO

[**autoreconf**(1)](/autoreconf/1.md), [**mm-common-get**(1)](/mm-common-get/1.md)

*/usr/share/doc/mm-common/README*

*/usr/share/doc/mm-common/skeletonmm.tar.xz or*

*/usr/share/doc/mm-common/skeletonmm.tar.gz*