Description
Book SynopsisAutotools is the first book to offer programmers a tutorial-based guide to the GNU build system. The new and improved second edition of Autotools includes five new chapters on PkgConfig, unit testing with Autotest, internationalising with GNU, the portability of gnulib, and using Autotools with Windows. Leave the guesswork behind, and master the Autotools build system with Autotools!
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Chapter 1: An End User’s Perspective on the GNU Autotools
Chapter 2: A Brief Introduction to the GNU Autotools
Chapter 3: Understanding the GNU Coding Standards
Chapter 4: Configuring Your Project with Autoconf
Chapter 5: More Fun with Autoconf: Configuring User Options
Chapter 6: Automatic Makefiles with Automake
Chapter 7: Building Libraries with Libtool
Chapter 8: Library Interface Versioning and Runtime Dynamic Linking
Chapter 9: Unit Interpretation Testing with Autotest
Chapter 10: Finding Building Dependencies with pkg-config
Chapter 11: Internalization
Chapter 12: Localization
Chapter 13: Maximum Portability with Gnulib
Chapter 14: FLAIM: An Autotools Example
Chapter 15: FLAIM Part II: Pushing the Envelope
Chapter 16: Using the M4 Macro Processor with Autoconf
Chapter 17: Using Autotools with Windows
Chapter 18: A Catalog of Tips and Reusable Solutions for Creating Great Projects
