difference between "makefile" and "makefile.am"s

[blwfsoj]

I'm installing a package but that package doesn't has "makeFile" file, it only has "makefile.am" and "makefile.in".
therefore when ever i use the "make" command i get:
"make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop."

what is the solution.
please help

regards,

[raffaele181188]

The Makefile will be generated from another script. Please, look for a "configure", "configure.py" or something similar (or read INSTALL / README)

[zine92]

Most probably you need to go to your terminal and type,

cd /your/codes/location/

then type ./configure and then make and make install maybe with sudo command.

./configure

make

make install
and maybe

make clean
Not too sure about this though.