Re: autoconf/tools produces to many top level files

[Bert Wesarg]

Hi,

On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Bob Rossi <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm creating a new project and using autotools. I've done this before,
> but for some reason this time I've noticed how many files autotools
> creates. It totally pollutes the top level of my project.
>
>     lib             <- Mine originally
>     aclocal.m4
>     AUTHORS
>     autom4te.cache
>     bootstrap
>     build-aux
>     ChangeLog
>     config.h.in
>     configure
>     configure.in
>     COPYING
>     INSTALL
>
>     m4
>     Makefile.am
>     Makefile.in
>     NEWS
>     README
>
> I understand why configure, Makefile.am and bootstrap (autoreconf script)
> need to exist in this directory.
>
> Is it possible to configure the autotools so that everything else gets
> put somewhere else (like in a nested directory)?


Look for the macros AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(), AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR(), and
AC_CONFIG_HEADERS()

Hth,
Bert


>
>
> Thanks,
> Bob Rossi