xmkmf(XS)         X Version 11 (Release 5) 6 January 1993          xmkmf(XS)


 Name

    xmkmf - create a Makefile from an Imakefile

 Syntax


    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 (con-
    figured 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 de-
    veloper, 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 curdir if the current directory has
    subdirectories, or the Makefile will not be able to build the subdirec-
    tories.  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(XS)