Home › Entities › build_system › Automake

Automake

programming tool to automate parts of the compilation process
CreativeWork build_system Q1324275
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Automake

Summary

Automake is a build system[1]. Automake draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (build_system category, ranking #5 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Automake is the creator of David MacKenzie[3].
  • Automake's instance of is recorded as build system[4].
  • Automake's instance of is recorded as GNU package[5].
  • Automake's maintained by is recorded as Jim Meyering[6].
  • Automake's maintained by is recorded as Tom Tromey[7].
  • Automake's maintained by is recorded as Q141408392[8].
  • Automake is associated with the free software movement movement[9].
  • Automake's developer is recorded as GNU Project[10].
  • Automake's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[11].
  • Automake's programmed in is recorded as Q42478[12].
  • Automake's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[13].
  • Automake's operating system is recorded as BSD[14].
  • Automake's operating system is recorded as macOS[15].
  • Automake's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[16].
  • Automake's software version identifier is recorded as 1.14.1[17].
  • Automake's software version identifier is recorded as 1.15[18].
  • Automake's software version identifier is recorded as 1.15.1[19].
  • Automake's software version identifier is recorded as 1.16[20].
  • Automake's software version identifier is recorded as 1.16.1[21].
  • Automake's software version identifier is recorded as 1.16.2[22].
  • Automake's software version identifier is recorded as 1.16.3[23].
  • Automake's software version identifier is recorded as 1.16.4[24].
  • Automake's software version identifier is recorded as 1.16.5[25].
  • Automake's software version identifier is recorded as 1.17[26].
  • Automake's software version identifier is recorded as 1.18[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Automake is the creator of David MacKenzie[3].

Publication

Part of include GNU Project[28], an open-source project[29], founded in 1983[30] and GNU build system[31], a build system[32].

Subject and Themes

Automake is associated with the free software movement movement[9].

Why It Matters

Automake draws 21 Wikipedia views per month (build_system category, ranking #5 of 7).[2] Automake has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Automake is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

ar-lib BSD David MacKenzie GNU GNU Project Jim Meyering macOS Tom Tromey Unix-like operating system

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Automake. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/automake
MLA “Automake.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 2 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/automake.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_automake_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Automake}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/automake}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Automake — https://4ort.xyz/entity/automake (retrieved 2026-10-02)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/automake · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Genium · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by → Jim Meyering, David MacKenzie, Tom Tromey +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P126]]: [[Q141408392]]"
  2. 23d ago · Genium · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operating system → Q3251801, BSD, macOS +1
    Programming language → —
    Software version identifier → 1.14.1, 1.15, 1.15.1 +10
    Official website → https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.19"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.