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'.
Operationmodes:-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 (comma-separated list accepted)
Warningcategoriesare:
cross cross compilation issues
gnu GNU coding standards (default in gnu and gnits modes)
obsolete
obsolete features or constructions (default)
override
user redefinitions of Automake rules or variables
portability
portability issues (default in gnu and gnits modes)
portability-recursive
nested Make variables (default with -Wportability)
extra-portability
extra portability issues related to obscure tools
syntax dubious syntactic constructs (default)
unsupported
unsupported or incomplete features (default)
-Walsounderstands:
all turn on all the warnings
none turn off all the warnings
no-CATEGORY
turn off warnings in CATEGORY
error treat all enabled warnings as errors
Librarydirectories:-B, --prepend-include=DIR
prepend directory DIR to search path
-I, --include=DIR
append directory DIR to search path
Tracing:-t, --trace=MACRO[:FORMAT]
report the list of calls to MACRO
-i, --initialization
also trace Autoconf's initialization process
In tracing mode, no configuration script is created. FORMAT defaults to '$f:$l:$n:$%'; see 'autom4te
--help' for information about FORMAT.