linux man page for autoreconf

AUTORECONF(1)							   User Commands						     AUTORECONF(1)

NAME
       autoreconf - Update generated configuration files

SYNOPSIS
       autoreconf [OPTION] ... [CONFIGURE-AC or DIRECTORY] ...

DESCRIPTION
       Run  `autoconf'	(and `autoheader', `aclocal', `automake', `autopoint' (formerly `gettextize'), and `libtoolize' where appropriate) repeat-
       edly to remake the GNU Build System files in the DIRECTORIES or the directory trees driven by CONFIGURE-AC (defaulting to `.').

       By default, it only remakes those files that are older than their predecessors.	If you install new versions of the GNU Build System,  run-
       ning `autoreconf' remakes all of the files by giving it the `--force' option.

   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

       -i, --install
	      copy missing auxiliary files

       -s, --symlink
	      with -i, install symbolic links instead of copies

       -m, --make
	      when applicable, re-run ./configure && make

       -W, --warnings=CATEGORY
	      report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [syntax]

   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.	Some subtools might support other warning types, using `all' is encouraged.

   Library directories:
       -B, --prepend-include=DIR
	      prepend directory DIR to search path

       -I, --include=DIR
	      append directory DIR to search path

       The environment variables AUTOCONF, AUTOHEADER, AUTOMAKE, ACLOCAL, AUTOPOINT, LIBTOOLIZE are honored.

AUTHOR
       Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 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 PARTICU-
       LAR 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 autoreconf to be non-free, so it is not included in Debian.  Nevertheless,  the  non-
       free  distribution that accompanies Debian includes the manual in its autoconf-doc package.  Otherwise, you may be able to access the Auto-
       conf manual online.

autoreconf 2.59 						  September 2005						     AUTORECONF(1)