1 1 4 Initialization and Output Files 1 ********************************* 1 1 Autoconf-generated `configure' scripts need some information about how 1 to initialize, such as how to find the package's source files and about 1 the output files to produce. The following sections describe the 1 initialization and the creation of output files. 1
1 · Initializing configure Option processing etc. · Versioning Dealing with Autoconf versions · Notices Copyright, version numbers in `configure' · Input Where Autoconf should find files · Output Outputting results from the configuration · Configuration Actions Preparing the output based on results · Configuration Files Creating output files · Makefile Substitutions Using output variables in makefiles · Configuration Headers Creating a configuration header file · Configuration Commands Running arbitrary instantiation commands · Configuration Links Links depending on the configuration · Subdirectories Configuring independent packages together · Default Prefix Changing the default installation prefix 1