autotools guidelines
GNU autotools (automake, autoconf etc.) exist to support
portability of builds and enable the building of rapple on a wide
variety of platforms via a few configuration files. for the
beginner autotools can be rather daunting (the volume of
documentation itself is significant) so if you are relatively new
do not be afraid to ask questions. the team comprises of very
experienced developers many of whom have much experience with
autotools and who will likely know some good tricks ;)
the following guidelines apply to autotools within rapple
development:
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editing Makefile.am if you introduce a new module then
you will need to add an entry to the appropriate Makefile.am. for
sources within the rapple codebase this is src/Makefile.am and for
new unit test modules it is test/Makefile.am.
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significant changes if you plan changes to directory
structures, new build targets or similar then please discuss your
suggestions within the team beforehand. some changes require
planning or may need to be compatible with the future direction of
rapple ;)
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