mkmf on Linux??

[Devin Teske]

On Thu, 2010-10-14 at 16:30 -0700, Gary Kline wrote:
> 	I tried my first minor build of an unusual program [that only a
> 	CLI geek like me would use].  But can't find the mkmf that I've
> 	used for years.  I haven't found anything comparable in the
> 	Linux world.  Has anybody else out there gotten our old '93 src
> 	mkmf installed on Linux?

On Linux:

$ uname -spr
Linux 2.6.9-78.0.5.ELsmp i686
$ cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS release 4.7 (Final)
$ which xmkmf
/usr/X11R6/bin/xmkmf
$ rpm -qf /usr/X11R6/bin/xmkmf
xorg-x11-devel-6.8.2-1.EL.52
$ man -P 'cat' xmkmf | grep -EA2 '(NA|SY|DE)'
NAME
       xmkmf - create a Makefile from an Imakefile

SYNOPSIS
       xmkmf [ -a ] [ topdir [ curdir ] ]

DESCRIPTION
       The  xmkmf  command  is  the  normal  way to create a Makefile from an
       Imakefile shipped with third-party software.


Meanwhile, over on FreeBSD...

$ uname -spr
FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p1 amd64
$ which xmkmf
/usr/local/bin/xmkmf
$ pkg_info -W /usr/local/bin/xmkmf
/usr/local/bin/xmkmf was installed by package imake-1.0.3,1
$ man -P 'cat' xmkmf | grep -EA2 '(NA|SY|DE)'
NAME
       xmkmf - create a Makefile from an Imakefile

SYNOPSIS
       xmkmf [ -a ] [ topdir [ curdir ] ]

DESCRIPTION
       The xmkmf command is the normal way to create a Makefile from an
Imake-
       file shipped with third-party software.





> 	tia,
> 
> 	gary
> 
> 
-- 
Cheers,
Devin Teske

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