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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 variables `M4' and `WARNINGS' are 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 (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This  is  free  software.   You	 may   redistribute   copies   of   it	 under	 the   terms   of   the   GNU	General   Public   License
       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.	There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       autoconf(1),   automake(1),   autoreconf(1),   autoupdate(1),   autoheader(1),  autoscan(1),  config.guess(1),  config.sub(1),  ifnames(1),
       glibtool(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.

autoconf 2.61							   November 2006						       AUTOCONF(1)