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.TH AUTOCONF "1" "November 2006" "autoconf 2.61" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
autoconf \- Generate configuration scripts
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B autoconf
[\fIOPTION\fR] ... [\fITEMPLATE-FILE\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Generate a configuration script from a TEMPLATE\-FILE if given, or
`configure.ac' if present, or else `configure.in'.  Output is sent
to the standard output if TEMPLATE\-FILE is given, else into
`configure'.
.SS "Operation modes:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
print this help, then exit
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
print version number, then exit
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
verbosely report processing
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-debug\fR
don't remove temporary files
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR
consider all files obsolete
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIFILE\fR
save output in FILE (stdout is the default)
.TP
\fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-warnings\fR=\fICATEGORY\fR
report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [syntax]
.SS "Warning categories include:"
.TP
`cross'
cross compilation issues
.TP
`obsolete'
obsolete constructs
.TP
`syntax'
dubious syntactic constructs
.TP
`all'
all the warnings
.TP
`no\-CATEGORY'
turn off the warnings on CATEGORY
.TP
`none'
turn off all the warnings
.TP
`error'
warnings are error
.PP
The environment variables `M4' and `WARNINGS' are honored.
.SS "Library directories:"
.TP
\fB\-B\fR, \fB\-\-prepend\-include\fR=\fIDIR\fR
prepend directory DIR to search path
.TP
\fB\-I\fR, \fB\-\-include\fR=\fIDIR\fR
append directory DIR to search path
.SS "Tracing:"
.TP
\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-trace\fR=\fIMACRO\fR
report the list of calls to MACRO
.TP
\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-initialization\fR
also trace Autoconf's initialization process
.PP
In tracing mode, no configuration script is created.
.SH AUTHOR
Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug\-autoconf@gnu.org>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR autoconf (1),
.BR automake (1),
.BR autoreconf (1),
.BR autoupdate (1),
.BR autoheader (1),
.BR autoscan (1),
.BR config.guess (1),
.BR config.sub (1),
.BR ifnames (1),
.BR libtool (1).
.PP
The full documentation for
.B autoconf
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B autoconf
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info autoconf
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.