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 2.2 Depth
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 `automake' supports three kinds of directory hierarchy: `flat',
 `shallow', and `deep'.
 
    A "flat" package is one in which all the files are in a single
 directory.  The `Makefile.am' for such a package by definition lacks a
 `SUBDIRS' macro.  An example of such a package is `termutils'.  
 
    A "deep" package is one in which all the source lies in
 subdirectories; the top level directory contains mainly configuration
 information.  GNU `cpio' is a good example of such a package, as is GNU
 `tar'.  The top level `Makefile.am' for a deep package will contain a
 `SUBDIRS' macro, but no other macros to define objects which are built.
 
    A "shallow" package is one in which the primary source resides in
 the top-level directory, while various parts (typically libraries)
 reside in subdirectories.  Automake is one such package (as is GNU
 `make', which does not currently use `automake').
 

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