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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

       '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 <>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 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),  con-
       fig.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.



autoconf 2.59                             November 2003                               AUTOCONF(1)