GNU Automake
1. Summary
This fast-track introduces GNU Automake, versions 1.9.6 and 1.10,
into the Solaris WOS.
Patch release binding is requested.
2. Discussion
Automake is a utility for generating Makefiles and is very
commonly used when building open-source software. It is often
used in conjunction with other "auto tools" such as autoconf,
autoheader and libtool to make it easier to build applications
on different platforms.
The two versions proposed here are included with the CBE tools
for JDS, which are available for download from opensolaris.org.
Version 1.9 of Automake is still explicitly required to build some
JDS components. Therefore this proposal will provide 1.9.6 and
the latest stable version, 1.10, which will be the default. It
is normal practise for Linux distros to include multiple versions
of Automake. For example, both Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and
Fedora Core 6 install five separate versions by default. As
Automake installs most of its files in version-suffixed
sub-directories (eg /usr/share/automake-1.10) and as there are
no shared object libraries included, this approach is considered
safe.
Automake is delivered as:
- Two command-line programs, automake and aclocal.
These Perl scripts will be installed in /usr/bin with version
suffixes (eg automake-1.9) and with the unsuffixed name linking
to the most recent version (eg aclocal -> aclocal-1.10).
- A number of private scripts to be installed in
/usr/share/automake-$VERSION/
- A private set of Perl modules to be install in
/usr/share/automake-$VERSION/Automake/
- A private set of Automake macros to be installed in
/usr/share/automake-$VERSION/am/
- A private set of M4 macros to be installed in
/usr/share/aclocal-$VERSION/
- A user manual in Info format (only for latest version)
- A text file listing directories to search for macros:
/usr/share/aclocal/dirlist
(Note: aclocal dir is different from aclocal-$VERSION.)
- Some demo files
In addition, other components may install M4 macros to be used by
aclocal when building yet other components which depend on them.
The locations /usr/share/aclocal/ and /usr/sfw/share/aclocal/
are currently used by Solaris packages for this purpose (for
example, SUNWgnome-base-libs-devel-share installs
/usr/share/aclocal/gtk-2.0.m4). These directories may be specified
by command-line options to aclocal, or by listing them in the
`dirlist' file. dirlist will be installed with the single value:
/usr/sfw/share/aclocal
(/usr/share/aclocal and /usr/share/aclocal-$VERSION do not need
to be specified). This file may be edited to add additional
default directories.
An earlier version of Automake (1.8.3) is currently available in
the Solaris Companion CD (CCD). This proposal removes Automake
from the CCD and adds it to the SFW consolidation.
This proposal will install the utilities in /usr, as per the
guidelines of PSARC/2007/047, /usr/gnu [1].
3. Interfaces
Exported Interfaces
===================
SUNWgnu-automake Uncommitted Package name
SUNWgnu-automake-19 Uncommitted Package name
/usr/bin/automake-1.10 Uncommitted Command
/usr/bin/automake Uncommitted Symbolic link
/usr/bin/aclocal-1.10 Uncommitted Command
/usr/bin/aclocal Uncommitted Symbolic link
/usr/bin/automake-1.9 Uncommitted Command
/usr/bin/aclocal-1.9 Uncommitted Command
/usr/share/info/automake.info Uncommitted Info document
/usr/share/aclocal/dirlist Uncommitted Macro search paths
4. References
[1] S. Hahn, B. Smaalders, and R. Orth, PSARC/2007/047: /usr/gnu
APPENDIX A
[ Automake Info docs - NOT INCLUDED HERE ]
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