Compilers and tools

MAKE TOOLS

• • GNU provides a number of tools that are used in conjunction on modern software build projects to compile the software:

  • TOOLS

    • • aclocal

      • automake

      • autoconf

      • ./configure (a script that is generated by autoconf)

      • make (references makefiles generated by ./configure)

  • REFERENCES

• • • AUTOTOOLS

      • Automake

        • • automake, hosted under GNU Documentation by delorie software

      • Full toolset

        • • Simple overviews or tutorials:

            • Building a GNU Autotools Project, offered by the Integrated Foundation Classes over at SourceForge

            • autotut: Using GNU auto{conf,make,header}, written by Felipe Bergo and hosted by the Simple End-User Linux Project.  This tutorial has some great information toward the bottom of the page that covers standards and offers links to other good references.

          • Documentation and references

            • GNU Autoconf, Automake and LIBTOOL (The Goat Book), in print from SAMS Publishing but also hosted online by the authors.

            • The GNU configure and build system, written and hosted by Ian Lance Taylor

      • GNOME TOOLS

      • Writing GNOME Applications

        • • Dealing with libraries describes libtools, then provides a basic example

      • GNU MAKE

      • GNU 'make' manual

      • LIBRARIES

• • • • • Program Library HOWTO, a document describing how to create and use libraries on Linux

• • • • Static, Shared Dynamic and Loadable Linux Libraries