Automake (1.6):
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/
aclocal and automake
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.
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. Also, the aclocal mechanism is extensible for use by other packages.
To create all the Makefile.in's for a package, run the automake 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.
Automake-1.5 needs the following to be installed:
bash: sh
diffutils: cmp
fileutils: chmod, install, ls, mkdir, mv, rm, rmdir
grep: fgrep, grep
make: make
perl: perl
sed: sed
sh-utils: echo, expr, hostname, sleep
texinfo: install-info
textutils: cat, tr