(automake-1.16.info)Private Macros

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6.4.3 Private Macros
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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’.