> I am using the NetBSD-v1.6. I have set of source files
> for which i want to use "configure" mechanism to build all
> the files. Can anyone provide me good pointers regarding how
> to proceed in this regard such that following three steps
> would build my application library and install
>
> ./configure --prefix=/anydir/
> make
> make install

Have a look at the "Autobook". It's a book about the GNU autotools, which
is available online: http://sources.redhat.com/autobook/

> Will the same procedure work for Redhat-linux9.0?
Most likely.

Happy reading,

Dominik