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AUTOCONF "1" "November 2006" "autoconf 2.61" "User Commands"
NAME
autoconf - Generate configuration scripts
SYNOPSIS
autoconf [OPTION] ... [TEMPLATE-FILE]
DESCRIPTION
Generate a configuration script from a TEMPLATE-FILE if given, or `configure.ac' if present, or else `configure.in'. Output is sent to the standard output if TEMPLATE-FILE is given, else into `configure'.
"Operation modes:"

-h, --help print this help, then exit

-V, --version print version number, then exit

-v, --verbose verbosely report processing

-d, --debug don't remove temporary files

-f, --force consider all files obsolete

-o, --output=FILE save output in FILE (stdout is the default)

-W, --warnings=CATEGORY report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [syntax]

"Warning categories include:"

`cross' cross compilation issues

`obsolete' obsolete constructs

`syntax' dubious syntactic constructs

`all' all the warnings

`no-CATEGORY' turn off the warnings on CATEGORY

`none' turn off all the warnings

`error' warnings are error

The environment variables `M4' and `WARNINGS' are honored.

"Library directories:"

-B, --prepend-include=DIR prepend directory DIR to search path

-I, --include=DIR append directory DIR to search path

"Tracing:"

-t, --trace=MACRO report the list of calls to MACRO

-i, --initialization also trace Autoconf's initialization process

In tracing mode, no configuration script is created.

AUTHOR
Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.
"REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

"SEE ALSO"
autoconf (1), automake (1), autoreconf (1), autoupdate (1), autoheader (1), autoscan (1), config.guess (1), config.sub (1), ifnames (1), libtool (1).

The full documentation for autoconf is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and autoconf programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info autoconf

should give you access to the complete manual.