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# autoconf - Unix, Linux Command

# 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:

Tag | Description
--- | ---
-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:

Tag | Description
--- | ---
‘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:

Tag | Description
--- | ---
-B, --prepend-include=DIR
| prepend directory DIR to search path
-I, --include=DIR
| append directory DIR to search path

## Tracing:

Tag | Description
--- | ---
-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 <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.

# 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 (1)

- config (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

Tag | Description
--- | ---
| info autoconf

should give you access to the complete manual.

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