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AUTOUPDATE(1) User Commands AUTOUPDATE(1)

NAME

autoupdate - Update a configure.in to a newer Autoconf

SYNOPSIS

autoupdate [OPTION] ... [TEMPLATE-FILE...]

DESCRIPTION

Update the TEMPLATE-FILE... if given, or `configure.ac' if present, or else `configure.in', to the syntax of the current version of Autoconf. The original files are backed up.

Operation modes:

print this help, then exit
print version number, then exit
verbosely report processing
don't remove temporary files
consider all files obsolete

Library directories:

prepend directory DIR to search path
append directory DIR to search path

AUTHOR

Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 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 full documentation for autoupdate is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and autoupdate programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info autoupdate

should give you access to the complete manual.

November 2003 autoupdate 2.59