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diff --git a/appendixa/automake-desc.xml b/appendixa/automake-desc.xml index 84791910c..7879172a4 100644 --- a/appendixa/automake-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/automake-desc.xml @@ -14,19 +14,19 @@ mdate-sh, missing, mkinstalldirs, py-compile, ylwrap</para></sect3> <sect4><title>aclocal, aclocal-1.6</title> <para>automake includes a number of autoconf macros which can be used in -packages; some of them are actually required by automake in certain -situations. These macros must be defined in the aclocal.m4-file; -otherwise they will not be seen by autoconf.</para> +packages, some of which are needed by automake in certain +situations. These macros must be defined in the aclocal.m4-file +or they will not be seen by autoconf.</para> <para>The aclocal program will automatically generate aclocal.m4 files -based on the contents of configure.in. This provides a convenient -way to get automake-provided macros, without having to search around. +based on the contents of configure.in. This provides a convenient +way to get automake-provided macros without having to search around. Also, the aclocal mechanism is extensible for use by other packages.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>automake, automake-1.6</title> <para>To create all the Makefile.in's for a package, run the automake -program in the top level directory, with no arguments. automake will +program in the top level directory, with no arguments. automake will automatically find each appropriate Makefile.am (by scanning configure.in) and generate the corresponding Makefile.in.</para></sect4> |