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.TH AUTOM4TE "1" "September 2002" "autom4te 2.54a" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
autom4te \- Generate files and scripts thanks to M4
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B autom4te
[\fIOPTION\fR] ... [\fIFILES\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Run GNU M4 on the FILES, avoiding useless runs.  Output the traces if tracing,
the frozen file if freezing, otherwise the expansion of the FILES.
.PP
If some of the FILES are named `FILE.m4f' they are considered to be M4
frozen files of all the previous files (which are therefore not loaded).
If `FILE.m4f' is not found, then `FILE.m4' will be used, together with
all the previous files.
.PP
Some files may be optional, i.e., will only be processed if found in the
include path, but then must end in `.m4?';  the question mark is not part of
the actual file name.
.SS "Operation modes:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
print this help, then exit
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
print version number, then exit
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
verbosely report processing
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-debug\fR
don't remove temporary files
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIFILE\fR
save output in FILE (defaults to `-', stdout)
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR
don't rely on cached values
.TP
\fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-warnings\fR=\fICATEGORY\fR
report the warnings falling in CATEGORY
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-language\fR=\fILANG\fR
specify the set of M4 macros to use
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-mode\fR=\fIOCTAL\fR
change the non trace output file mode (0666)
.TP
\fB\-M\fR, \fB\-\-melt\fR
don't use M4 frozen files
.SS "Languages include:"
.TP
`Autoconf'
create Autoconf configure scripts
.TP
`Autotest'
create Autotest test suites
.TP
`M4sh'
create M4sh shell scripts
.TP
`M4sugar'
create M4sugar output
.SS "Warning categories include:"
.TP
`cross'
cross compilation issues
.TP
`obsolete'
obsolete constructs
.TP
`syntax'
dubious syntactic constructs
.TP
`all'
all the warnings
.TP
`no-CATEGORY'
turn off the warnings on CATEGORY
.TP
`none'
turn off all the warnings
.TP
`error'
warnings are error
.PP
The environment variable `WARNINGS' is honored.
.SS "Library directories:"
.TP
\fB\-B\fR, \fB\-\-prepend\-include\fR=\fIDIR\fR
prepend directory DIR to search path
.TP
\fB\-I\fR, \fB\-\-include\fR=\fIDIR\fR
append directory DIR to search path
.SS "Tracing:"
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-trace\fR=\fIMACRO\fR
report the MACRO invocations
.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-preselect\fR=\fIMACRO\fR
prepare to trace MACRO in a future run
.SS "Freezing:"
.TP
\fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-freeze\fR
produce an M4 frozen state file for FILES
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Akim Demaille.
.PP
Copyright 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR autoconf (1),
.BR automake (1),
.BR autoreconf (1),
.BR autoupdate (1),
.BR autoheader (1),
.BR autoscan (1),
.BR config.guess (1),
.BR config.sub (1),
.BR ifnames (1),
.BR libtool (1).
.PP
The full documentation for
.B autom4te
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B autom4te
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info autom4te
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.