6.4.3 Private macros

The following macros are private macros you should not call directly. They are called by the other public macros when appropriate. Do not rely on them, as they might be changed in a future version. Consider them as implementation details; or better, do not consider them at all: skip this section!

_AM_DEPENDENCIES

AM_SET_DEPDIR

AM_DEP_TRACK

AM_OUTPUT_DEPENDENCY_COMMANDS

These macros are used to implement Automake's automatic dependency tracking scheme. They are called automatically by automake when required, and there should be no need to invoke them manually.

AM_MAKE_INCLUDE

This macro is used to discover how the user's make handles include statements. This macro is automatically invoked when needed; there should be no need to invoke it manually.

AM_PROG_INSTALL_STRIP

This is used to find a version of install that can be used to strip a program at installation time. This macro is automatically included when required.

AM_SANITY_CHECK

This checks to make sure that a file created in the build directory is newer than a file in the source directory. This can fail on systems where the clock is set incorrectly. This macro is automatically run from AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE.