XMKMF(1)           X Version 11 (Release 6.6)            XMKMF(1)


     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.

          When invoked with no arguments in a directory containing an
          Imakefile, the imake program is run with arguments
          appropriate for your system (configured into xmkmf when X
          was built) and generates a Makefile.

          When invoked with the -a option, xmkmf builds the Makefile
          in the current directory, and then automatically executes
          ``make Makefiles'' (in case there are subdirectories),
          ``make includes'', and ``make depend'' for you.  This is the
          normal way to configure software that is outside the X
          Consortium build tree.

          If working inside the X Consortium build tree (unlikely
          unless you are an X developer, and even then this option is
          never really used), the topdir argument should be specified
          as the relative pathname from the current directory to the
          top of the build tree.  Optionally, curdir may be specified
          as a relative pathname from the top of the build tree to the
          current directory.  It is necessary to supply curdir if the
          current directory has subdirectories, or the Makefile will
          not be able to build the subdirectories.  If a topdir is
          given, xmkmf assumes nothing is installed on your system and
          looks for files in the build tree instead of using the
          installed versions.

     SEE ALSO
          imake(1)


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