Automake was originally written by David J. MacKenzie . It would not be what it is today without the invaluable help of these people: Akim Demaille Alexander V. Lukyanov Alexandre Oliva Andreas Schwab Anthony Green Bill Fenner David A. Swierczek David Zaroski Dieter Baron Erick Branderhorst François Pinard Fred Fish Garrett D'Amore Glenn Amerine Gord Matzigkeit Greg A. Woods Harlan Stenn Henrik Frystyk Nielsen Ian Lance Taylor Janos Farkas Jason Molenda Jerome Santini Jim Meyering Joel N. Weber II Joerg-Martin Schwarz Josh MacDonald Joshua Cowan Karl Berry Kevin Dalley Marius Vollmer Mark Eichin Mark Galassi Markku Rossi Michael Brantley Noah Friedman Nyul Laszlo Per Bothner Phil Nelson Ralph Schleicher Ramón García Fernández Steve M. Robbins Tatu Ylonen The Crimson Binome Thomas Morgan Tom Tromey Ulrich Drepper