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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
	      dont 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 Autoconfs 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  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), config.guess(1), config.sub(1), ifnames(1), libtool(1).

       The Debian project regards the full documentation for  autoconf	to  be
       non-free,  so it is not included in Debian.  Nevertheless, the non-free
       distribution that accompanies Debian includes the manual in  its  auto
       conf-doc  package.   Otherwise,	you may be able to access the Autoconf
       manual online.  /usr/share/doc/autoconf/autoconf.html for more informa
       tion.



autoconf 2.59			September 2005			   AUTOCONF(1)