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1<sect2><title>&nbsp;</title><para>&nbsp;</para></sect2>
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3<sect2><title>Descriptions</title>
4
5<para>(Last checked against version &automake-contversion;.)</para>
6
7<sect3><title>Program file descriptions</title>
8
9<para><command>acinstall</command> is a script that installs
10aclocal-style M4 files.</para>
11
12<para><command>aclocal</command> generates <filename>aclocal.m4</filename>
13files based on the contents of <filename>configure.in</filename> files.</para>
14
15<para><command>automake</command> is a tool for automatically generating
16<filename>Makefile.in</filename>'s from files called
17<filename>Makefile.am</filename>. To create all the
18<filename>Makefile.in</filename> files for a package, run this program in the
19top level directory. By scanning the <filename>configure.in</filename>s it
20automatically finds each appropriate <filename>Makefile.am</filename> and
21generate the corresponding <filename>Makefile.in</filename>.</para>
22
23<para><command>compile</command> is a wrapper for compilers.</para>
24
25<para><command>config.guess</command> is a script that attempts to guess
26the canonical triplet for the given build, host, or target architecture.</para>
27
28<para><command>config.sub</command> is a configuration validation
29subroutine script.</para>
30
31<para><command>depcomp</command> is a script for compiling a program
32so that not only the desired output is generated but also dependency
33information.</para>
34
35<para><command>elisp-comp</command> byte-compiles Emacs Lisp code.</para>
36
37<para><command>install-sh</command> is a script that installs a program,
38a script, or a datafile.</para>
39
40<para><command>mdate-sh</command> is a script that prints the modification
41time of a file or directory.</para>
42
43<para><command>missing</command> is a script acting as a common stub for
44missing GNU programs during an installation.</para>
45
46<para><command>mkinstalldirs</command> is a script that creates a directory
47tree.</para>
48
49<para><command>py-compile</command> compiles a Python program.</para>
50
51<para><command>ylwrap</command> is a wrapper for lex and yacc.</para>
52
53</sect3>
54
55</sect2>
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