(automake-1.16.info)Generalities

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3 General ideas
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The following sections cover a few basic ideas that will help you
understand how Automake works.

General Operation

General operation of Automake

Strictness

Standards conformance checking

Uniform

The Uniform Naming Scheme

Length Limitations

Staying below the command line length limit

Canonicalization

How derived variables are named

User Variables

Variables reserved for the user

Auxiliary Programs

Programs automake might require