AUTOCONF(1)                    FSF                    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  `config-
       ure.in'.   Output  is  sent to the standard output if TEM-
       PLATE-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

       -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:
       -A, --autoconf-dir=ACDIR
              Autoconf's macro files location (rarely needed)

       -l, --localdir=DIR
              location of the `aclocal.m4' file

   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.

       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 PUR-
       POSE.

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

SEE ALSO
       autoconf(1),  automake(1),  autoreconf(1),  autoupdate(1),
       autoheader(1),    autoscan(1),    config.guess(1),    con-
       fig.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.



GNU Autoconf 2.52           July 2001                 AUTOCONF(1)