Autotools: A Practitioner's Guide To GNU Autoconf, Automake, And Libtool

by John Calcote

The GNU Autotools make it easy for developers to create software that is portable across many UNIX-like operating systems. Thousands of open source software packages use the Autotools, but the learning curve is unfortunately steep, and it can be difficult for a beginner to find anything more than basic reference material on using the powerful software suite. In Autotools , author John Calcote begins with an overview of high-level concepts; then tackles more advanced topics, like using the M4 macro processor with Autoconf, extending the Automake framework, and building Java and C# sources. You'll learn how to: Autotools also includes a variety of complete projects that you're encouraged to work through to gain a real-world sense of how to become an Autotools practitioner. For example, you'll turn the FLAIM and Jupiter projects' hand-coded, makefile-based build systems into a powerful Autotools-based build system.

Genres: Programming

332 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Jascha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very nice book. Examples clearly explained step by step. The very interesting thing is that before going deep into autotools, the author explains gnu make itself and then builds on it with autotools. This book is not only good to learn autotools, but also about make itself.

[Leonardo Santagada]

autotools is crazy but the book is good

[Klaus · Rating 4 out of 5]

didn't finish, but it was good to get used to the thinking

[Franklin · Rating 4 out of 5]

There aren't a lot of books on this topic so even though the material is dated it can still be useful.

[Alan]

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