autom4te - Generate files and scripts thanks to M4

       Written by Akim Demaille.

       Copyright  ©  2009  Free  Software  Foundation,  Inc.   License  GPLv2+:  GNU  GPL  version  2  or  later
       <http://gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
       This  is  free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
       permitted by law.

       Run  GNU  M4  on  the  FILES,  avoiding  useless  runs.  Output the traces if tracing, the frozen file if
       freezing, otherwise the expansion of the FILES.

       If some of the FILES are named `FILE.m4f' they are considered to be M4 frozen files of all  the  previous
       files  (which  are  therefore  not  loaded).   If  `FILE.m4f'  is not found, then `FILE.m4' will be used,
       together with all the previous files.

       Some files may be optional, i.e., will only be processed if found in the include path, but then must  end
       in `.m4?';  the question mark is not part of the actual file name.

   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

       -o, --output=FILE
              save output in FILE (defaults to `-', stdout)

       -f, --force
              don't rely on cached values

       -W, --warnings=CATEGORY
              report the warnings falling in CATEGORY

       -l, --language=LANG
              specify the set of M4 macros to use

       -C, --cache=DIRECTORY
              preserve results for future runs in DIRECTORY

       --no-cache
              disable the cache

       -m, --mode=OCTAL
              change the non trace output file mode (0666)

       -M, --melt
              don't use M4 frozen files

   Languagesinclude:
       `Autoconf'
              create Autoconf configure scripts

       `Autotest'
              create Autotest test suites

       `M4sh' create M4sh shell scripts

       `M4sugar'
              create M4sugar output

   Warningcategoriesinclude:
       `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 (default in gnu and gnits modes)

       `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 variables `M4' and `WARNINGS' are honored.

   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 MACRO invocations

       -p, --preselect=MACRO
              prepare to trace MACRO in a future run

   Freezing:-F, --freeze
              produce an M4 frozen state file for FILES

   FORMATdefaultsto`$f:$l:$n:$%',andcanusethefollowingescapes:
       $$     literal $

       $f     file where macro was called

       $l     line where macro was called

       $d     nesting depth of macro call

       $n     name of the macro

       $NUM   argument NUM, unquoted and with newlines

       $SEP@  all arguments, with newlines, quoted, and separated by SEP

       $SEP*  all arguments, with newlines, unquoted, and separated by SEP

       $SEP%  all arguments, without newlines, unquoted, and separated by SEP

       SEP can be empty for the default (comma for @ and *, colon for %), a single character for that character,
       or {STRING} to use a string.

       autom4te - Generate files and scripts thanks to M4

       Report  bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.  GNU Autoconf home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/>.
       General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.

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 autom4te is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and autom4te programs
       are properly installed at your site, the command

              infoautom4te

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU Autoconf 2.64                                   July 2009                                        AUTOM4TE(1)

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