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Autotools

by John Calcote
July 2010
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
360 pages
11h 12m
English
No Starch Press
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Chapter 2. UNDERSTANDING THE GNU CODING STANDARDS

I don't know what's the matter with people: they don't learn by understanding, they learn by some other way—by rote or something. Their knowledge is so fragile!

Richard Feynman Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
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In Chapter 1, I gave an overview of the GNU Autotools and some resources that can help reduce the learning curve required to master them. In this chapter, we're going to step back a little and examine project organization techniques that you can apply to any project, not just one that uses the Autotools.

When you're done reading this chapter, you should be familiar with the common make targets ...

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