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2 .TH XMKMF 1 "Release 5" "X Version 11"
4 xmkmf \- create a Makefile from an Imakefile
15 command is the normal way to create a
19 shipped with third-party software.
21 When invoked with no arguments in a directory containing an
25 program is run with arguments appropriate for your system
28 when X was built) and generates a
37 in the current directory, and then automatically executes
38 ``make Makefiles'' (in case there are subdirectories),
40 and ``make depend'' for you.
41 This is the normal way to configure software that is outside
44 If working inside the MIT X build tree (unlikely unless you are an X
45 developer, and even then this option is never really used), the
47 argument should be specified as the relative pathname from the
48 current directory to the top of the build tree. Optionally,
50 may be specified as a relative pathname from the top of the build
51 tree to the current directory. It is necessary to supply
53 if the current directory has subdirectories, or the
55 will not be able to build the subdirectories.
60 assumes nothing is installed on your system and looks for files in
61 the build tree instead of using the installed versions.