automake-1.16: Private Macros

 
 6.4.3 Private Macros
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 The following macros are private macros you should not call directly.
 They are called by the other public macros when appropriate.  Do not
 rely on them, as they might be changed in a future version.  Consider
 them as implementation details; or better, do not consider them at all:
 skip this section!
 
 ‘_AM_DEPENDENCIES’
 ‘AM_SET_DEPDIR’
 ‘AM_DEP_TRACK’
 ‘AM_OUTPUT_DEPENDENCY_COMMANDS’
      These macros are used to implement Automake’s automatic dependency
      tracking scheme.  They are called automatically by Automake when
      required, and there should be no need to invoke them manually.
 
 ‘AM_MAKE_INCLUDE’
      This macro is used to discover how the user’s ‘make’ handles
      ‘include’ statements.  This macro is automatically invoked when
      needed; there should be no need to invoke it manually.
 
 ‘AM_PROG_INSTALL_STRIP’
      This is used to find a version of ‘install’ that can be used to
      strip a program at installation time.  This macro is automatically
      included when required.
 
 ‘AM_SANITY_CHECK’
      This checks to make sure that a file created in the build directory
      is newer than a file in the source directory.  This can fail on
      systems where the clock is set incorrectly.  This macro is
      automatically run from ‘AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE’.