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AUTORECONF(1) User Commands AUTORECONF(1)

NAME

autoreconf - Update generated configuration files

SYNOPSIS

autoreconf [OPTION] ... [TEMPLATE-FILE]

DESCRIPTION

Run `autoconf' and `autoheader' where appropriate) repeatedly to remake the Autoconf `configure' scripts and configuration header templates in the directory tree rooted at the current directory.

By default, it only remakes those files that are older than their predecessors. If you install a new version of Autoconf, running `autoreconf' remakes all of the files by giving it the `--force' option.

Operation modes:

print this help, then exit
print version number, then exit
verbosely report processing
don't remove temporary files
consider every files are obsolete
copy missing auxiliary files
instead of copying, install symbolic links

The option `--install' is similar to the option `--add-missing' in other tools.

Library directories:

Autoconf's macro files location (rarely needed)
location of `aclocal.m4' and `acconfig.h'
this package's Autoconf extensions

Unless specified, heuristics try to compute `M4DIR' from the `Makefile.am', or defaults to `m4' if it exists.

The environment variables AUTOCONF and AUTOHEADER are honored.

AUTHOR

Written by David J. MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <dickey@invisible-island.net>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 1994, 1999, 2000 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), autoreconf(1), autoupdate(1), autoheader(1), autoscan(1), config.guess(1), config.sub(1), ifnames(1), libtool(1).

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

info autoreconf

should give you access to the complete manual.

June 2024 GNU Autoconf 2.52.20240618