27 Frequently Asked Questions about Automake

This chapter covers some questions that often come up on the mailing lists.

• CVS: CVS and generated files
• maintainer-mode: missing and AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
• wildcards: Why doesn't Automake support wildcards?
• limitations on file names: Limitations on source and installed file names
• distcleancheck: Files left in build directory after distclean
• Flag Variables Ordering: CFLAGS vs. AM_CFLAGS vs. mumble_CFLAGS
• renamed objects: Why are object files sometimes renamed?
• Per-Object Flags: How to simulate per-object flags?
• Multiple Outputs: Writing rules for tools with many output files
• Hard-Coded Install Paths: Installing to Hard-Coded Locations