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xmkmf(1X)
X11R6
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(1X)

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