autoconf(1)
NAME
autoconf - Generate configuration scripts
SYNOPSIS
autoconf [OPTION] ... [TEMPLATE-FILE]
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'.
- 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.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
autoconf(1), automake(1), autoreconf(1), autoupdate(1), autoheader(1), autoscan(1), config.guess(1), config.sub(1), ifnames(1), libtool(1).
- The Debian project regards the full documentation for autoconf to be
non-free, so it is not included in Debian. Nevertheless, the non-free
distribution that accompanies Debian includes the manual in its autoconf-doc package. Otherwise, you may be able to access the Autoconf
manual online. /usr/share/doc/autoconf/autoconf.html for more information.