c++ - Cannot totally compile and link cpp project as a static library -

i have followed link , adapted steps make work project.

my goal create libfile.a distribute static library. project tree following:

project    |    +-src       +- <some cpp , hpp files>       |       + containers              |              +- <other cpp , hpp files> 

i created configure.ac file , makefile.ams. tree structure changed way:

project    |    +- configure.ac    +- makefile.am    +-src       +- <some cpp , hpp files>       + makefile.am       |       + containers              |              +- <other cpp , hpp files> 

now, when go: (*)

aclocal; autoreconf --install; autoconf; ./configure make 

.o files generated .*pp files contained in src, fails when starts generating targets in src/containers. makefile not generated properly. doing wrong? can me?

ps here there files involved:

# --- configure.ac ---  ac_prereq([2.68]) ac_init([filea], [1.0], [dev@host.net]) am_init_automake([filea], [1.0]) ac_config_srcdir([src/hashfunctions.cpp]) ac_config_headers([config.h])  ac_prog_cxx ac_prog_ranlib  ac_check_headers([stddef.h stdint.h string.h]) ac_header_stdbool  ac_c_inline ac_type_size_t ac_type_uint16_t ac_type_uint32_t ac_type_uint8_t  ac_func_malloc ac_func_mktime ac_check_funcs([memset])  ac_output([makefile src/makefile])  # --- makefile.am ---  automake_options = foreign subdirs = src   # --- src/makefile.am ---  lib_libraries = libfile.a libfile_a_sources = \     configlib.hpp \     configlib.cpp \     hashfunctions.cpp \     hashfunctions.hpp \     logger.hpp \     logger.cpp \     queue.hpp  libfile_a_sources += \     containers/safecontainer.cpp \     containers/safeinterger.cpp \     containers/safemap.cpp 

edit 1 suggested brett hale commands marked (*) have been replaced following ones:

autoreconf -fvi 

output:

autoreconf: entering directory `.' autoreconf: configure.ac: not using gettext autoreconf: running: aclocal --force  autoreconf: configure.ac: tracing autoreconf: configure.ac: not using libtool autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoconf --force autoreconf: running: /usr/bin/autoheader --force autoreconf: running: automake --add-missing --copy --force-missing autoreconf: leaving directory `.' 

when going with:

./configure make 

still no rules found generate targets in subdirectory.

edit 2 switched non-recursive approach (thanks karel zak's blog) , can makemy lib.

still don't know doing wrong following typical recursive approach; but, made work, switching non-recursive approach (as wrote in edit 2). this article on karel zak's blog helped me lot!

# -- new configure.ac file -- ac_prereq([2.68]) ac_init([filea], [1.0], [dev@host.net]) am_init_automake([filea], [1.0]) ac_config_headers([config.h]) ac_config_srcdir([src/hashfunctions.cpp])  am_init_automake([filea], [1.0]) lt_init  ac_canonical_host ac_prog_libtool ac_prog_grep ac_prog_egrep ac_prog_cxx  ... ac_header_stdbool ac_c_inline ac_type_pid_t ac_type_size_t ac_type_ssize_t ac_type_uint8_t ac_type_uint16_t ac_type_uint32_t  ac_func_error_at_line ac_func_fork ac_func_malloc ac_func_mktime ac_check_funcs([memset socket])  ac_output([makefile]) # makefile one!                       # in subdirectory have created few                       # makemodule.am included in "main makefile.am"  # --- makefile.am --- automake_options = foreign lib_libraries = filea.a  libfilea_a_sources = include src/makemodule.am include src/containers/makemodule.am # filea_a_sources                                      # "global variable" # -- src/makemodule.am libfilea_a_sources += \     src/configlib.hpp \     src/configlib.cpp \     src/hashfunctions.cpp \     src/hashfunctions.hpp \     src/logger.hpp \     src/logger.cpp \     src/queue.hpp  # -- src/containers/makemodule.am libfile_a_sources += \     src/containers/safecontainer.cpp \     src/containers/safeinterger.cpp \     src/containers/safemap.cpp 

notice now, if makemodule.am files placed @ different levels in dir tree, whenever filename typed in 1 modules, has preceded relative path. path relative makefile location.