3.2 Compiling and linking your emodule

Basically using autotools and libtool your emodule is compiled with almost a one liner:

     

     module_LTLIBRARIES = my-module
     my_module_SOURCES = source1.c source2.c ...
     my_module_LDFLAGS = -module
     
     Makefile.am assuming moduledir is properly defined.

It becomes a wee bit more complex than that if you define lisp bindings for which documentation strings are supposed to be exported.

     

     module_LTLIBRARIES = my-module.la
     my_module_la_SOURCES = source1.c source2.c ...
     nodist_my_module_la_SOURCES = source.doc.c
     my_module_la_LDFLAGS = -module
     BUILT_SOURCES = source.doc.c
     
     SUFFIXES = .doc.c
     source.doc.c: $(my_module_la_SOURCES)
     	$(make_docfile) --modname $* -E $ $^
     
     Makefile.am for emodule ‘my-module’ with built
     documentation strings

Note: In both examples we assume that you defined a (make) variable moduledir. The final emodule will be installed there. In the second example we also assume that the variable make_docfile points to the make-docfile utility.