The final tool to be run is make . Like configure , it is designed to execute on the build host. make will use the rules in the generated `Makefile' to compile the project sources with the aid of various other scripts generated earlier on.
make
configure
user input files other input processes output files ================ =========== ========= ============ .--------, Makefile ------> config.h ------> make {project sources} ----------------> --------> {project targets} .-+ +--, `--------' libtool missing install-sh mkinstalldirs `-------------'