XMKMF(1)                                                 XMKMF(1)


NAME
       xmkmf - create a Makefile from an Imakefile

SYNOPSIS
       xmkmf [ -a ] [ topdir [ curdir ] ]

DESCRIPTION
       The  xmkmf  command is the normal way to create a Makefile
       from an Imakefile shipped with third-party software.

       When invoked with no arguments in a  directory  containing
       an  Imakefile,  the  imake  program  is run with arguments
       appropriate for your system (configured into xmkmf when  X
       was built) and generates a Makefile.

       When invoked with the -a option, xmkmf builds the Makefile
       in the current directory, and then automatically  executes
       ``make  Makefiles''  (in  case  there are subdirectories),
       ``make includes'', and ``make depend'' for you.   This  is
       the  normal  way to configure software that is outside the
       MIT X build tree.

       If working inside the MIT X build  tree  (unlikely  unless
       you are an X developer, and even then this option is never
       really used), the topdir argument should be  specified  as
       the  relative  pathname  from the current directory to the
       top of the build tree.  Optionally, curdir may  be  speci-
       fied as a relative pathname from the top of the build tree
       to the current directory.  It is necessary to supply  cur-
       dir  if  the  current directory has subdirectories, or the
       Makefile will not be able to build the subdirectories.  If
       a  topdir  is given, xmkmf assumes nothing is installed on
       your system and looks for files in the build tree  instead
       of using the installed versions.

SEE ALSO
       imake(1)




















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