automake: GNU automake 1.4 automake: automake: This is Automake, a Makefile generator. It was inspired by the 4.4BSD automake: make and include files, but aims to be portable and to conform to the automake: GNU standards for Makefile variables and targets. automake: Automake is a Perl script. The input files are called Makefile.am. automake: The output files are called Makefile.in; they are intended for use automake: with Autoconf. Automake requires certain things to be done in your automake: configure.in. automake: You must install the "m4" and "perl" packages to be able to use automake: automake.