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NAME
       autom4te - Generate files and scripts thanks to M4

SYNOPSIS
       autom4te [OPTION] ... [FILES]

DESCRIPTION
       Run  GNU  M4 on the FILES, avoiding useless runs.  Output the traces if
       tracing, the frozen file if freezing, otherwise the  expansion  of  the
       FILES.

       If  some of the FILES are named FILE.m4f they are considered to be M4
       frozen files of	all  the  previous  files  (which  are	therefore  not
       loaded).   If  FILE.m4f	is  not  found, then FILE.m4 will be used,
       together with all the previous files.

       Some files may be optional, i.e., will only be processed  if  found  in
       the  include  path,  but then must end in .m4?;	the question mark is
       not part of the actual file name.

   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

       -o, --output=FILE
	      save output in FILE (defaults to -, stdout)

       -f, --force
	      dont rely on cached values

       -W, --warnings=CATEGORY
	      report the warnings falling in CATEGORY

       -l, --language=LANG
	      specify the set of M4 macros to use

       -C, --cache=DIRECTORY
	      preserve results for future runs in DIRECTORY

       --no-cache
	      disable the cache

       -m, --mode=OCTAL
	      change the non trace output file mode (0666)

       -M, --melt
	      dont use M4 frozen files

   Languages include:
       Autoconf
	      create Autoconf configure scripts

       Autotest
	      create Autotest test suites

       M4sh create M4sh shell scripts

       M4sugar
	      create M4sugar output

   Warning categories include:
       cross
	      cross compilation issues

       gnu  GNU coding standards (default in gnu and gnits modes)

       obsolete
	      obsolete features or constructions

       override
	      user redefinitions of Automake rules or variables

       portability
	      portability issues

       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

       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 MACRO invocations

       -p, --preselect=MACRO
	      prepare to trace MACRO in a future run

   Freezing:
       -F, --freeze
	      produce an M4 frozen state file for FILES

AUTHOR
       Written by 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 autom4te 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.



autom4te 2.59			September 2005			   AUTOM4TE(1)