AUTOCONF(1) User Commands AUTOCONF(1)NAMEautoconf - Generate configuration scripts
SYNOPSISautoconf [OPTION] ... [TEMPLATE-FILE]
DESCRIPTION
Generate a configuration script from a TEMPLATE-FILE if
given, or `configure.ac' if present, or else `config-
ure.in'. Output is sent to the standard output if TEM-
PLATE-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 variable `WARNINGS' is 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.
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 FIT-
NESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.
SEE ALSOautoconf(1), automake(1), autoreconf(1), autoupdate(1),
autoheader(1), autoscan(1), config.guess(1), con-
fig.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.
autoconf 2.57 December 2002 AUTOCONF(1)