autoconf - Generate configuration scripts
autoconf [OPTION]... [TEMPLATE-FILE]
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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 'con-
figure.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
Warning categories include:
cross cross compilation issues
gnu GNU coding standards (default in gnu and gnits modes)
obsolete
obsolete features or constructions (default)
override
user redefinitions of Automake rules or variables
portability
portability issues (default in gnu and gnits modes)
portability-recursive
nested Make variables (default with -Wportability)
extra-portability
extra portability issues related to obscure tools
syntax dubious syntactic constructs (default)
unsupported
unsupported or incomplete features (default)
all all the warnings
no-CATEGORY
turn off warnings in CATEGORY
none turn off all the warnings
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 information about FORMAT.
AUTHOR
Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.
GNU Autoconf home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/>.
General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+/Auto-
conf: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>,
<https://gnu.org/licenses/exceptions.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+--------------------------+
|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 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.
NOTES
Source code for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can
be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
code-downloads.html.
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/auto-
conf-2.71.tar.xz.
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf.
GNU Autoconf 2.71 January 2021 AUTOCONF(1)