NAME
autoupdate - Update a configure.in to a newer Autoconf
SYNOPSIS
autoupdate [OPTION] ... [TEMPLATE-FILE...]
DESCRIPTION
Update the TEMPLATE-FILE... if given, or `configure.ac' if present, or else `configure.in', to the syntax of the current version of Autoconf. The original files are backed up.
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
Library directories:
- -A, --autoconf-dir=ACDIR
-
Autoconf's macro files location (rarely needed)
- -l, --localdir=DIR
-
location of `aclocal.m4'
Environment variables:
- M4
-
GNU M4 1.4 or above
- AUTOCONF
-
autoconf 2.52.20250126
AUTHOR
Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <[email protected]>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001 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), autoreconf(1), autoupdate(1), autoheader(1), autoscan(1), config.guess(1), config.sub(1), ifnames(1), libtool(1).
The full documentation for autoupdate is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and autoupdate programs are properly installed at your site, the command
-
info autoupdate
should give you access to the complete manual.