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@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ chapter
@end ifclear
@end iftex
describes conventions for writing the Makefiles for GNU programs.
+Using Automake will help you write a Makefile that follows these
+conventions.
@menu
* Makefile Basics:: General Conventions for Makefiles
@@ -280,8 +282,8 @@ installed.
Installation directories should always be named by variables, so it is
easy to install in a nonstandard place. The standard names for these
variables are described below. They are based on a standard filesystem
-layout; variants of it are used in SVR4, 4.4BSD, Linux, Ultrix v4, and
-other modern operating systems.
+layout; variants of it are used in SVR4, 4.4BSD, GNU/Linux, Ultrix v4,
+and other modern operating systems.
These two variables set the root for the installation. All the other
installation directories should be subdirectories of one of these two,