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2 .TH AUTOM4TE "1" "November 2006" "autom4te 2.61a" "User Commands"
4 autom4te \- Generate files and scripts thanks to M4
7 [\fIOPTION\fR] ... [\fIFILES\fR]
9 Run GNU M4 on the FILES, avoiding useless runs. Output the traces if tracing,
10 the frozen file if freezing, otherwise the expansion of the FILES.
12 If some of the FILES are named `FILE.m4f' they are considered to be M4
13 frozen files of all the previous files (which are therefore not loaded).
14 If `FILE.m4f' is not found, then `FILE.m4' will be used, together with
15 all the previous files.
17 Some files may be optional, i.e., will only be processed if found in the
18 include path, but then must end in `.m4?'; the question mark is not part of
20 .SS "Operation modes:"
22 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
23 print this help, then exit
25 \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
26 print version number, then exit
28 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
29 verbosely report processing
31 \fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-debug\fR
32 don't remove temporary files
34 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIFILE\fR
35 save output in FILE (defaults to `\-', stdout)
37 \fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR
38 don't rely on cached values
40 \fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-warnings\fR=\fICATEGORY\fR
41 report the warnings falling in CATEGORY
43 \fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-language\fR=\fILANG\fR
44 specify the set of M4 macros to use
46 \fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-cache\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fR
47 preserve results for future runs in DIRECTORY
52 \fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-mode\fR=\fIOCTAL\fR
53 change the non trace output file mode (0666)
55 \fB\-M\fR, \fB\-\-melt\fR
56 don't use M4 frozen files
57 .SS "Languages include:"
60 create Autoconf configure scripts
63 create Autotest test suites
66 create M4sh shell scripts
70 .SS "Warning categories include:"
73 cross compilation issues
76 GNU coding standards (default in gnu and gnits modes)
79 obsolete features or constructions
82 user redefinitions of Automake rules or variables
85 portability issues (default in gnu and gnits modes)
88 dubious syntactic constructs (default)
91 unsupported or incomplete features (default)
97 turn off warnings in CATEGORY
100 turn off all the warnings
103 treat warnings as errors
105 The environment variables `M4' and `WARNINGS' are honored.
106 .SS "Library directories:"
108 \fB\-B\fR, \fB\-\-prepend\-include\fR=\fIDIR\fR
109 prepend directory DIR to search path
111 \fB\-I\fR, \fB\-\-include\fR=\fIDIR\fR
112 append directory DIR to search path
115 \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-trace\fR=\fIMACRO\fR
116 report the MACRO invocations
118 \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-preselect\fR=\fIMACRO\fR
119 prepare to trace MACRO in a future run
122 \fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-freeze\fR
123 produce an M4 frozen state file for FILES
125 Written by Akim Demaille.
127 Report bugs to <bug\-autoconf@gnu.org>.
129 Copyright \(co 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
131 This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
132 the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
133 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
141 .BR config.guess (1),
146 The full documentation for
148 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
152 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
156 should give you access to the complete manual.