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It is possible to define and install programs which are scripts. Such programs are listed using the ‘SCRIPTS’ primary name. Automake doesn’t define any dependencies for scripts; the Makefile.am should include the appropriate rules.
Automake does not assume that scripts are derived objects; such objects must be deleted by hand (see What Gets Cleaned).
The automake program itself is a Perl script that is generated at
configure time from automake.in. Here is how this is handled:
bin_SCRIPTS = automake
Since automake appears in the AC_OUTPUT macro, a target
for it is automatically generated.
Script objects can be installed in bindir, sbindir,
libexecdir, or pkgdatadir.