Automake generating binaries to bin/ instead of in src/
autoconf, automake, autotools
Solution
You've got the wrong idea here.
Your build tree is wherever you run `configure`. That's how autoconf is designed to work. Users of your package (who do not want to clutter their source tree) will expect it to work this way.
This approach is a more general solution with a lot more flexibility than the organization you're imagining. For instance, it's not terribly unusual to want to maintain sources and build files on separate filesystems.
Problem
I searched for the answer to this question but couldn't find any good. Maybe they're old and something has changed, so I ask again. I have a directory structure as: my_project src bin I want that, when I do make in the root dir, the binaries are put in ./bin, instead of cluttering ./src. But how? EDIT: I am using C++. My Makefile.am has nothing special. Just the bin_PROGRAM and _SOURCES variables. When I run make, the binaries generated are put into ./src. I simply want them in ./bin.