xmkmf

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NAME
       xmkmf - create a Makefile from an Imakefile

SYNOPSIS
       xmkmf [ -a ] [ topdir [ curdir ] ]

DESCRIPTION
       The  xmkmf  command  is	the  normal  way to create a Makefile from an
       Imakefile shipped with third-party software.

       When invoked with no arguments in a directory containing an Imakefile,
       the  imake  program  is run with arguments appropriate for your system
       (configured into xmkmf when X was built) and generates a Makefile.

       When invoked with the -a option, xmkmf builds the Makefile in the cur-
       rent directory, and then automatically executes ‘‘make Makefiles’’ (in
       case there are subdirectories), ‘‘make includes’’, and ‘‘make depend’’
       for you.	 This is the normal way to configure software that is outside
       the X Consortium build tree.

       If working inside the X Consortium build tree (unlikely unless you are
       an  X  developer, and even then this option is never really used), the
       topdir argument should be specified as the relative pathname from  the
       current	directory  to  the top of the build tree.  Optionally, curdir
       may be specified as a relative pathname from the top of the build tree
       to  the	current	 directory.   It is necessary to supply curdir if the
       current directory has subdirectories, or the Makefile will not be able
       to  build  the  subdirectories.	 If  a topdir is given, xmkmf assumes
       nothing is installed on your system and looks for files in  the	build
       tree instead of using the installed versions.

SEE ALSO
       imake(1)



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