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xmkmf - create a Makefile from an Imakefile
xmkmf [ -a ] [ topdir [ curdir ] ]
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 X Consortium build
tree.
If working inside the X Consortium 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.
imake(1)
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