Learning about configure/makefiles ?

[Peter L. Peres]

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Walter Dnes wrote:

>  4 years ago, all I knew was RPM.  Today, I can...
>
> ./configure --with-this-that-and-the-other
> make
> make install
>
> but I still don't have a clue what's going on "under the hood".  I get a
> ton of hits on Google for "makefile tutorial", but I probably want a
> book to refer to.  Any recommendations?

info make on your system and read Introduction: Simple Makefile

configure is another thing altogether and much more complex. info autoconf 
will get you started.

Peter
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