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 © 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.