====== The Autotools ======
 

===== Brief introduction =====


The autotools (autoconf, automake, and the associated libtools and M4) are the basis of most build systems. They produce the configure script, as well as the "Makefile" files in each relevant directory. In order to build ABINIT from the bzr repository, the developer must have installed the autotools on his/her computer.

===== External links =====

  *  https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual
  *  https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual
  *  https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual
  *  https://www.gnu.org/software/m4/manual 

===== Internal links =====

  *  [[Install Autotools]] (Downloading and installing GNU Software for ABINIT)

===== Particulars =====


===== How to use the autotools in the context of ABINIT ? =====