automake: C++ Support
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1 8.9 C++ Support
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1 Automake includes full support for C++.
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1 Any package including C++ code must define the output variable ‘CXX’
1 in ‘configure.ac’; the simplest way to do this is to use the
11 ‘AC_PROG_CXX’ macro (⇒Particular Program Checks
(autoconf)Particular Programs.).
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1 A few additional variables are defined when a C++ source file is
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1 ‘CXX’
1 The name of the C++ compiler.
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1 ‘CXXFLAGS’
1 Any flags to pass to the C++ compiler.
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1 ‘AM_CXXFLAGS’
1 The maintainer’s variant of ‘CXXFLAGS’.
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1 ‘CXXCOMPILE’
1 The command used to actually compile a C++ source file. The file
1 name is appended to form the complete command line.
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1 ‘CXXLINK’
1 The command used to actually link a C++ program.
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