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Changing Automake's Behavior
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   Various features of Automake can be controlled by options in the
`Makefile.am'.  Such options are listed in a special variable named
`AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS'.  Currently understood options are:

`gnits'
`gnu'
`foreign'

`cygnus'
     Set the strictness as appropriate.  The `gnits' option also implies
     `readme-alpha' and `check-news'.

`ansi2knr'
`path/ansi2knr'
     Turn on automatic de-ANSI-fication.  Note: ANSI.  If preceded by
     a path, the generated `Makefile.in' will look in the specified
     directory to find the `ansi2knr' program.  Generally the path
     should be a relative path to another directory in the same
     distribution (though Automake currently does not check this).

`check-news'
     Cause `make dist' to fail unless the current version number appears
     in the first few lines of the `NEWS' file.

`dejagnu'
     Cause `dejagnu'-specific rules to be generated.  Note: Tests.

`dist-shar'
     Generate a `dist-shar' target as well as the ordinary `dist'
     target.  This new target will create a shar archive of the
     distribution.

`dist-zip'
     Generate a `dist-zip' target as well as the ordinary `dist'
     target.  This new target will create a zip archive of the
     distribution.

`dist-tarZ'
     Generate a `dist-tarZ' target as well as the ordinary `dist'
     target.  This new target will create a compressed tar archive of
     the distribution; a traditional `tar' and `compress' will be
     assumed.  Warning: if you are actually using `GNU tar', then the
     generated archive might contain nonportable constructs.

`no-dependencies'
     This is similar to using `--include-deps' on the command line, but
     is useful for those situations where you don't have the necessary
     bits to make automatic dependency tracking work Note:
     Dependencies.  In this case the effect is to effectively disable
     automatic dependency tracking.

`no-installinfo'
     The generated `Makefile.in' will not cause info pages to be built
     or installed by default.  However, `info' and `install-info'
     targets will still be available.  This option is disallowed at
     `GNU' strictness and above.

`no-installman'
     The generated `Makefile.in' will not cause man pages to be
     installed by default.  However, an `install-man' target will still
     be available for optional installation.  This option is disallowed
     at `GNU' strictness and above.

`no-texinfo.tex'
     Don't require `texinfo.tex', even if there are texinfo files in
     this directory.

`readme-alpha'
     If this release is an alpha release, and the file `README-alpha'
     exists, then it will be added to the distribution.  If this option
     is given, version numbers are expected to follow one of two forms.
     The first form is `MAJOR.MINOR.ALPHA', where each element is a
     number; the final period and number should be left off for
     non-alpha releases.  The second form is `MAJOR.MINORALPHA', where
     ALPHA is a letter; it should be omitted for non-alpha releases.

VERSION
     A version number (e.g. `0.30') can be specified.  If Automake is
     not newer than the version specified, creation of the `Makefile.in'
     will be suppressed.

   Unrecognized options are diagnosed by `automake'.