If you have a lot of Autoconf-generated configure scripts, the autoreconf2.13 program can save you some
work. It runs autoconf2.13 (and autoheader2.13, where appropriate) repeatedly to remake the Autoconf
configure scripts and configuration header templates in the directory tree rooted at the current
directory. By default, it only remakes those files that are older than their configure.in or (if
present) aclocal.m4. Since autoheader2.13 does not change the timestamp of its output file if the file
wouldn't be changing, this is not necessarily the minimum amount of work. If you install a new version
of Autoconf, you can make autoreconf2.13 remake all of the files by giving it the --force option.
If you give autoreconf2.13 the --macrodir=DIR or --localdir=DIR options, it passes them down to
autoconf2.13 and autoheader2.13 (with relative paths adjusted properly).
autoreconf2.13 does not support having, in the same directory tree, both directories that are parts of a
larger package (sharing aclocal.m4 and acconfig.h), and directories that are independent packages (each
with their own aclocal.m4 and acconfig.h). It assumes that they are all part of the same package, if you
use --localdir, or that each directory is a separate package, if you don't use it. This restriction may
be removed in the future.
autoreconf2.13 accepts the following options:
--help-h Print a summary of the command line options and exit.
--force-f Remake even configure scripts and configuration headers that are newer than their input files
(configure.in and, if present, aclocal.m4).
--localdir=DIR-lDIR Look for the package file aclocal.m4 in directory DIR instead of in the current directory.
--macrodir=DIR-mDIR Look for the installed macro files in directory DIR. You can also set the AC_MACRODIR environment
variable to a directory; this option overrides the environment variable.
--verbose
Print the name of each directory where autoreconf2.13 runs autoconf2.13 (and autoheader2.13, if
appropriate).
--version
Print the version number of Autoconf and exit.