Error in automake
autoconf, automake, autotools, configure
Solution
Those files need to exist to conform to the standard 'automake/autoconf' set of files.
Follow the instructions it gives you: "automake --add-missing", and the missing files will be created with dummy information which you would (in a perfect world) fill in appropriately.
Try perusing the autotools tutorial, or perhaps the autobook. See also StackOverflow: Getting started with autotools.
Additionally, read the man pages, try `automake --help`, read what the utility helpfully output to assist you?
Problem
I’ve trying to create install package for hello world sample C program. I’ve done following staps. autoscan mv configure.scan configure.ac edit configure.ac to add some macros. aclocal create Makefile.am within ``` bin_PROGRAMS = hello hello_SOURCES = hello.c ``` Finally I did automake . Then I got messages bellow. . ``` configure.ac:12: error: required file './compile' not found configure.ac:12: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'compile' configure.ac:6: error: required file './missing' not found configure.ac:6: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'missing' Makefile.am: error: required file './INSTALL' not found Makefile.am: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'INSTALL' Makefile.am: error: required file './NEWS' not found Makefile.am: error: required file './README' not found Makefile.am: error: required file './AUTHORS' not found Makefile.am: error: required file './ChangeLog' not found Makefile.am: error: required file './COPYING' not found Makefile.am: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'COPYING' Makefile.am: error: required file './depcomp' not found Makefile.am: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'depcomp' ``` There aren’t any strings including `compile`, `missing` ,`NEW`, `README` or the massage said being required in Makefile.am an configure.ac files. What should I do? Those are information about version of some products. CentOS release 6.4 autocomf-2.69 automake-1.14 m4-1.4