XMKMF(1)                    X Version 11(Release 5)                    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
      specified as a relative pathname from the top of the build tree to the
      current directory.  It is necessary to supply curdir 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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