I am trying to use Autotools for the first time. I have managed to compile my code with Hand written Makefile.in. and using autoconf (The ./configure make).
However Now, i decided to use Automake to generate a Makefile.in using Makefile.am
My Makefile.am:
bin_PROGRAMS=hello_portable
hello_portable_SOURCES=hello_portable.c
My configure.ac auto-generated by autoscan:
AC_PREREQ([2.69])
AC_INIT([FULL-PACKAGE-NAME], [VERSION], [BUG-REPORT-ADDRESS])
AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(summary, 1.0.0)
AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([hello_portable.c])
AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
# Checks for programs.
AC_PROG_CC
# Checks for libraries.
# Checks for header files.
AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/time.h])
# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
# Checks for library functions.
AC_CHECK_FUNCS([gettimeofday])
AC_OUTPUT
When I do automake in order to generate Makefile.in
# automake --add-missing
configure.ac: error: no proper invocation of AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE was found.
configure.ac: You should verify that configure.ac invokes AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE,
configure.ac: that aclocal.m4 is present in the top-level directory,
configure.ac: and that aclocal.m4 was recently regenerated (using aclocal)
Makefile.am: error: required file './NEWS' not found
Makefile.am: error: required file './README' not found
Makefile.am: error: required file './AUTHORS' not found
Makefile.am: error: required file './ChangeLog' not found
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: error: am__fastdepCC does not appear in AM_CONDITIONAL
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: The usual way to define 'am__fastdepCC' is to add 'AC_PROG_CC'
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf' again
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: error: AMDEP does not appear in AM_CONDITIONAL
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: The usual way to define 'AMDEP' is to add one of the compiler tests
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: AC_PROG_CC, AC_PROG_CXX, AC_PROG_OBJC, AC_PROG_OBJCXX,
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: AM_PROG_AS, AM_PROG_GCJ, AM_PROG_UPC
/usr/share/automake-1.14/am/depend2.am: to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf' again
What did I do wrong.
You need add couple of lines to your configure.ac:
AC_PREREQ([2.69])
AC_INIT([FULL-PACKAGE-NAME], [VERSION], [BUG-REPORT-ADDRESS])
AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(summary, 1.0.0)
AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([hello_portable.c])
AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
#LINE1!!!!!!!!!!
AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9])
# Checks for programs.
AC_PROG_CC
# Checks for libraries.
# Checks for header files.
AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/time.h])
# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
# Checks for library functions.
AC_CHECK_FUNCS([gettimeofday])
#LINE2!!!!!!!!!!!
AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
AC_OUTPUT
after such modification you can run:
touch NEWS README AUTHORS ChangeLog && autoreconfig -i && ./configure
By the way there GNU hello world, you can use it as example: https://www.gnu.org/software/hello/