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* Makefile.am (AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS): Require 1.6c, i.e., CVS Automake
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.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.28.
.TH AUTOCONF "1" "September 2002" "autoconf 2.53d" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
autoconf \- Generate configuration scripts
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B autoconf
[\fIOPTION\fR] ... [\fITEMPLATE-FILE\fR]
.SH 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'.
.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\-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
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR
consider all files obsolete
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIFILE\fR
save output in FILE (stdout is the default)
.TP
\fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-warnings\fR=\fICATEGORY\fR
report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [syntax]
.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 "Tracing:"
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-trace\fR=\fIMACRO\fR
report the list of calls to MACRO
.TP
\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-initialization\fR
also trace Autoconf's initialization process
.PP
In tracing mode, no configuration script is created.
.SH AUTHOR
Written by David J. MacKenzie and 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 autoconf
is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
.B info
and
.B autoconf
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info autoconf
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.