Automake was originally written by David J. MacKenzie . It would not be what it is today without the invaluable help of these people: Andreas Schwab Dieter Baron François Pinard Gord Matzigkeit Greg A. Woods Harlan Stenn Henrik Frystyk Nielsen Jerome Santini Jim Meyering Joerg-Martin Schwarz Joshua Cowan Karl Berry Mark Galassi Markku Rossi Noah Friedman Thomas Morgan Ulrich Drepper