1 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.36.
2 .TH AUTORECONF "1" "October 2006" "autoreconf 2.60b" "User Commands"
4 autoreconf \- Update generated configuration files
7 [\fIOPTION\fR] ... [\fIDIRECTORY\fR] ...
9 Run `autoconf' (and `autoheader', `aclocal', `automake', `autopoint'
10 (formerly `gettextize'), and `libtoolize' where appropriate)
11 repeatedly to remake the GNU Build System files in specified
12 DIRECTORIES and their subdirectories (defaulting to `.').
14 By default, it only remakes those files that are older than their
15 sources. If you install new versions of the GNU Build System,
16 you can make `autoreconf' remake all of the files by giving it the
18 .SS "Operation modes:"
20 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
21 print this help, then exit
23 \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
24 print version number, then exit
26 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
27 verbosely report processing
29 \fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-debug\fR
30 don't remove temporary files
32 \fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR
33 consider all files obsolete
35 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-install\fR
36 copy missing auxiliary files
38 \fB\-\-no\-recursive\fR
39 don't rebuild sub\-packages
41 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-symlink\fR
42 with \fB\-i\fR, install symbolic links instead of copies
44 \fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-make\fR
45 when applicable, re\-run ./configure && make
47 \fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-warnings\fR=\fICATEGORY\fR
48 report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [syntax]
49 .SS "Warning categories include:"
52 cross compilation issues
55 GNU coding standards (default in gnu and gnits modes)
58 obsolete features or constructions
61 user redefinitions of Automake rules or variables
64 portability issues (default in gnu and gnits modes)
67 dubious syntactic constructs (default)
70 unsupported or incomplete features (default)
76 turn off warnings in CATEGORY
79 turn off all the warnings
82 treat warnings as errors
84 The environment variable `WARNINGS' is honored. Some subtools might
85 support other warning types, using `all' is encouraged.
86 .SS "Library directories:"
88 \fB\-B\fR, \fB\-\-prepend\-include\fR=\fIDIR\fR
89 prepend directory DIR to search path
91 \fB\-I\fR, \fB\-\-include\fR=\fIDIR\fR
92 append directory DIR to search path
94 The environment variables AUTOCONF, AUTOHEADER, AUTOMAKE, ACLOCAL,
95 AUTOPOINT, LIBTOOLIZE, M4 are honored.
97 Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.
99 Report bugs to <bug\-autoconf@gnu.org>.
101 Copyright \(co 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
103 This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
104 the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
105 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
113 .BR config.guess (1),
118 The full documentation for
120 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
124 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
128 should give you access to the complete manual.