autoconf2.691
Generate configuration scripts
Usage
autoconf [OPTION] ...
[TEMPLATE-FILE]
Overview
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:
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-h, --help -
print this help, then exit
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-V, --version -
print version number, then exit
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-v, --verbose -
verbosely report processing
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-d, --debug -
don't remove temporary files
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-f, --force -
consider all files obsolete
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-o, --output=FILE -
save output in FILE (stdout is the default)
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-W, --warnings=CATEGORY -
report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [syntax]
Warning categories include:
`cross'
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cross compilation issues |
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`obsolete'
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obsolete constructs |
`syntax'
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dubious syntactic constructs |
`all'
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all the warnings |
`no-CATEGORY'
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turn off the warnings on CATEGORY |
`none'
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turn off all the warnings |
`error'
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warnings are error |
The environment variables `M4' and `WARNINGS' are honored.
Library directories:
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-B, --prepend-include=DIR -
prepend directory DIR to search path
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-I, --include=DIR -
append directory DIR to search path
Tracing:
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-t, --trace=MACRO[:FORMAT] -
report the list of calls to MACRO
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-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.
Releases
Unchanged in 3 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye).