man autoconf (Commandes) - Generate configuration scripts
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
- -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 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.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.