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2 .TH AUTOCONF "1" "July 2001" "GNU Autoconf 2.52" FSF
4 autoconf \- Generate configuration scripts
7 [\fIOPTION\fR] ... [\fITEMPLATE-FILE\fR]
9 Generate a configuration script from a TEMPLATE-FILE if given, or
10 `configure.ac' if present, or else `configure.in'. Output is sent
11 to the standard output if TEMPLATE-FILE is given, else into
13 .SS "Operation modes:"
15 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
16 print this help, then exit
18 \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
19 print version number, then exit
21 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
22 verbosely report processing
24 \fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-debug\fR
25 don't remove temporary files
27 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIFILE\fR
28 save output in FILE (stdout is the default)
30 \fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-warnings\fR=\fICATEGORY\fR
31 report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [syntax]
32 .SS "Warning categories include:"
35 cross compilation issues
41 dubious syntactic constructs
47 turn off the warnings on CATEGORY
50 turn off all the warnings
55 The environment variable `WARNINGS' is honored.
56 .SS "Library directories:"
58 \fB\-A\fR, \fB\-\-autoconf\-dir\fR=\fIACDIR\fR
59 Autoconf's macro files location (rarely needed)
61 \fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-localdir\fR=\fIDIR\fR
62 location of the `aclocal.m4' file
65 \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-trace\fR=\fIMACRO\fR
66 report the list of calls to MACRO
68 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-initialization\fR
69 also trace Autoconf's initialization process
71 In tracing mode, no configuration script is created.
73 Written by David J. MacKenzie.
75 Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001
76 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
77 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
78 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
80 Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.
93 The full documentation for
95 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
99 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
103 should give you access to the complete manual.