NAME
autoreconf - Update generated configuration files
SYNOPSIS
autoreconf [OPTION] ... [CONFIGURE-AC or DIRECTORY] ...
DESCRIPTION
Run ‘autoconf’ (and ‘autoheader’, ‘aclocal’, ‘automake’, ‘autopoint’
(formerly ‘gettextize’), and ‘libtoolize’ where appropriate) repeatedly
to remake the GNU Build System files in the DIRECTORIES or the
directory trees driven by CONFIGURE-AC (defaulting to ‘.’).
By default, it only remakes those files that are older than their
predecessors. If you install new versions of the GNU Build System,
running ‘autoreconf’ remakes all of the files by giving it the
‘--force’ option.
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
-i, --install
copy missing auxiliary files
-s, --symlink
with -i, install symbolic links instead of copies
-m, --make
when applicable, re-run ./configure && make
-W, --warnings=CATEGORY
report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [syntax]
Warning categories include:
‘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
‘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 variable ‘WARNINGS’ is honored. Some subtools might
support other warning types, using ‘all’ is encouraged.
Library directories:
-B, --prepend-include=DIR
prepend directory DIR to search path
-I, --include=DIR
append directory DIR to search path
The environment variables AUTOCONF, AUTOHEADER, AUTOMAKE, ACLOCAL,
AUTOPOINT, LIBTOOLIZE are honored.
AUTHOR
Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
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 autoreconf is maintained as a Texinfo
manual. If the info and autoreconf programs are properly installed at
your site, the command
info autoreconf
should give you access to the complete manual.