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2.TH AUTORECONF "1" "November 2006" "autoreconf 2.61" "User Commands"
3.SH NAME
4autoreconf \- Update generated configuration files
5.SH SYNOPSIS
6.B autoreconf
7[\fIOPTION\fR] ... [\fIDIRECTORY\fR] ...
8.SH DESCRIPTION
9Run `autoconf' (and `autoheader', `aclocal', `automake', `autopoint'
10(formerly `gettextize'), and `libtoolize' where appropriate)
11repeatedly to remake the GNU Build System files in specified
12DIRECTORIES and their subdirectories (defaulting to `.').
13.PP
14By default, it only remakes those files that are older than their
15sources. If you install new versions of the GNU Build System,
16you can make `autoreconf' remake all of the files by giving it the
17`\-\-force' option.
18.SS "Operation modes:"
19.TP
20\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
21print this help, then exit
22.TP
23\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
24print version number, then exit
25.TP
26\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
27verbosely report processing
28.TP
29\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-debug\fR
30don't remove temporary files
31.TP
32\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR
33consider all files obsolete
34.TP
35\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-install\fR
36copy missing auxiliary files
37.TP
38\fB\-\-no\-recursive\fR
39don't rebuild sub\-packages
40.TP
41\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-symlink\fR
42with \fB\-i\fR, install symbolic links instead of copies
43.TP
44\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-make\fR
45when applicable, re\-run ./configure && make
46.TP
47\fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-warnings\fR=\fICATEGORY\fR
48report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [syntax]
49.SS "Warning categories include:"
50.TP
51`cross'
52cross compilation issues
53.TP
54`gnu'
55GNU coding standards (default in gnu and gnits modes)
56.TP
57`obsolete'
58obsolete features or constructions
59.TP
60`override'
61user redefinitions of Automake rules or variables
62.TP
63`portability'
64portability issues (default in gnu and gnits modes)
65.TP
66`syntax'
67dubious syntactic constructs (default)
68.TP
69`unsupported'
70unsupported or incomplete features (default)
71.TP
72`all'
73all the warnings
74.TP
75`no\-CATEGORY'
76turn off warnings in CATEGORY
77.TP
78`none'
79turn off all the warnings
80.TP
81`error'
82treat warnings as errors
83.PP
84The environment variable `WARNINGS' is honored. Some subtools might
85support other warning types, using `all' is encouraged.
86.SS "Library directories:"
87.TP
88\fB\-B\fR, \fB\-\-prepend\-include\fR=\fIDIR\fR
89prepend directory DIR to search path
90.TP
91\fB\-I\fR, \fB\-\-include\fR=\fIDIR\fR
92append directory DIR to search path
93.PP
94The environment variables AUTOCONF, AUTOHEADER, AUTOMAKE, ACLOCAL,
95AUTOPOINT, LIBTOOLIZE, M4 are honored.
96.SH AUTHOR
97Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.
98.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
99Report bugs to <bug\-autoconf@gnu.org>.
100.SH COPYRIGHT
101Copyright \(co 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
102.br
103This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
104the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
105There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
106.SH "SEE ALSO"
107.BR autoconf (1),
108.BR automake (1),
109.BR autoreconf (1),
110.BR autoupdate (1),
111.BR autoheader (1),
112.BR autoscan (1),
113.BR config.guess (1),
114.BR config.sub (1),
115.BR ifnames (1),
116.BR libtool (1).
117.PP
118The full documentation for
119.B autoreconf
120is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
121.B info
122and
123.B autoreconf
124programs are properly installed at your site, the command
125.IP
126.B info autoreconf
127.PP
128should give you access to the complete manual.
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