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make

The final tool to be run is make. Like configure, it is designed to execute on the build host. make will use the rules in the generated Makefile to compile the project sources with the aid of various other scripts generated earlier on. 
     user input files   other input      processes          output files
     ================   ===========      =========          ============
     
                                        .--------,
                        Makefile ------>|        |
                        config.h ------>|  make  |
     {project sources} ---------------->|        |--------> {project targets}
                                      .-+        +--,
                                      | `--------'  |
                                      |   libtool   |
                                      |   missing   |
                                      |  install-sh |
                                      |mkinstalldirs|
                                      `-------------'

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