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This describes conventions for writing the Makefiles for GNU programs. Using Automake will help you write a Makefile that follows these conventions. For more information on portable Makefiles, see POSIX and Portable Make Programming in Autoconf.
| • Makefile Basics: | General conventions for Makefiles. | |
| • Utilities in Makefiles: | Utilities to be used in Makefiles. | |
| • Command Variables: | Variables for specifying commands. | |
| • DESTDIR: | Supporting staged installs. | |
| • Directory Variables: | Variables for installation directories. | |
| • Standard Targets: | Standard targets for users. | |
| • Install Command Categories: | Three categories of commands in the ‘install’ rule: normal, pre-install and post-install. |