Re: is ./compile needed for automake

[Ralf Wildenhues]

Hi,

* netman (sent by Nabble.com) wrote on Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 05:42:57PM CET:
> 
> I wanted to use automake so I started with autoheader and every thing was ok 
> until I used
> 
> automake that I saw this error:
> 
> ./compile is needed 

Try
  automake --add-missing

and it will install the `compile' script.  You need it if you use
AM_PROG_CC_C_O.

> but I didn't see any thing about ./compile in the doc of using automake.

Yeah, it's not documented anywhere close to the documentation of
AM_PROG_CC_C_O:
| `compile'
|      This is a wrapper for compilers which don't accept both `-c' and
|      `-o' at the same time.  It is only used when absolutely required.
|      Such compilers are rare.


> I read in doc that automake needs automake.am 

The inputs to automake are named Makefile.am.

> so would you please guide me to solve this problem cause I am an amateur 
> and need this program very much.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Ralf