autoconf - Generate configuration scripts
autoconf [
OPTION] ... [
TEMPLATE-FILE]
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'.
-
-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
-
-o, --output=FILE
- save output in FILE (stdout is the default)
-
-W, --warnings=CATEGORY
- report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [syntax]
- -opt-functions
- use shell-functions to reduce repetition
- `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.
-
-A, --autoconf-dir=ACDIR
- Autoconf's macro files location (rarely needed)
-
-l, --localdir=DIR
- location of the `aclocal.m4' file
-
-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.
Written by David J. MacKenzie.
Report bugs to <
[email protected]>.
Copyright 2003-2022,2023 Thomas E. Dickey
Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001 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.
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
autoconf is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
the
info and
autoconf programs are properly installed at your
site, the command
- info autoconf
should give you access to the complete manual.