aclocal-1.161
Manual page for aclocal 1.16.5
Usage
aclocal [OPTION] ...
Overview
Generate 'aclocal.m4' by scanning 'configure.ac' or 'configure.in'
Options
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--automake-acdir=DIR -
directory holding automake-provided m4 files
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--system-acdir=DIR -
directory holding third-party system-wide files
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--diff[=COMMAND] -
run COMMAND [diff
-u]on M4 files that would be changed (implies--installand--dry-run)
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--dry-run -
pretend to, but do not actually update any file
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--force -
always update output file
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--help -
print this help, then exit
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-I DIR -
add directory to search list for .m4 files
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--install -
copy third-party files to the first
-Idirectory
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--output=FILE -
put output in FILE (default aclocal.m4)
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--print-ac-dir -
print name of directory holding system-wide third-party m4 files, then exit
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--verbose -
don't be silent
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--version -
print version number, then exit
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-W, --warnings=CATEGORY -
report the warnings falling in CATEGORY
Warning categories include:
cross
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cross compilation issues |
|---|---|
gnu
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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 |
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 |
error
|
treat warnings as errors |
Releases
3 releases since Debian 10 (Buster); the text changed 2 times.