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2 .TH AUTOCONF "1" "April 2006" "autoconf 2.59d" "User Commands"
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\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR
28 consider all files obsolete
30 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIFILE\fR
31 save output in FILE (stdout is the default)
33 \fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-warnings\fR=\fICATEGORY\fR
34 report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [syntax]
35 .SS "Warning categories include:"
38 cross compilation issues
44 dubious syntactic constructs
50 turn off the warnings on CATEGORY
53 turn off all the warnings
58 The environment variable `WARNINGS' is honored.
59 .SS "Library directories:"
61 \fB\-B\fR, \fB\-\-prepend\-include\fR=\fIDIR\fR
62 prepend directory DIR to search path
64 \fB\-I\fR, \fB\-\-include\fR=\fIDIR\fR
65 append directory DIR to search path
68 \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-trace\fR=\fIMACRO\fR
69 report the list of calls to MACRO
71 \fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-initialization\fR
72 also trace Autoconf's initialization process
74 In tracing mode, no configuration script is created.
76 Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.
78 Report bugs to <bug\-autoconf@gnu.org>.
80 Copyright \(co 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
82 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
83 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
96 The full documentation for
98 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
102 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
106 should give you access to the complete manual.