autoconf
(1)
Name
autoconf - Generate configuration scripts
Synopsis
autoconf [OPTION]... [TEMPLATE-FILE]
Description
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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
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`error'
warnings are error
The environment variables `M4' and `WARNINGS' are 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[:FORMAT]
report the list of calls to MACRO
-i, --initialization
also trace Autoconf's initialization process
In tracing mode, no configuration script is created. FORMAT
defaults to `$f:$l:$n:$%'; see `autom4te --help' for infor-
mation about FORMAT.
AUTHOR
Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.
GNU Autoconf home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/auto-
conf/>.
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/geth-
elp/>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License
GPLv3+/Autoconf: GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>,
<http://gnu.org/licenses/exceptions.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redis-
tribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted
by law.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following
attributes:
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+---------------+--------------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+--------------------------+
|Availability | developer/build/autoconf |
+---------------+--------------------------+
|Stability | Uncommitted |
+---------------+--------------------------+
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 autoconf is maintained as a Tex-
info 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.
NOTES
This software was built from source available at
https://java.net/projects/solaris-userland. The original
community source was downloaded from
http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/autoconf-2.68.tar.gz
Further information about this software can be found on the
open source community website at http://www.gnu.org/soft-
ware/autoconf/.
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