AUTOCONF

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:

-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

-o, --output=FILE

save output in FILE (stdout is the default)

-W, --warnings=CATEGORY

report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [syntax]

OPTIONS

-opt-functions

use shell-functions to reduce repetition

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:

-A, --autoconf-dir=ACDIR

Autoconf’s macro files location (rarely needed)

-l, --localdir=DIR

location of the ‘aclocal.m4’ file

Tracing:

-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.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <dickey@invisible-island.net>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2003-2022,2023 Thomas E. Dickey
Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001 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 full documentation for autoconf is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and autoconf programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info autoconf

should give you access to the complete manual.