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| 2 | .TH AUTOM4TE "1" "November 2003" "autom4te 2.59" "User Commands" |
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| 3 | .SH NAME |
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| 4 | autom4te \- Generate files and scripts thanks to M4 |
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| 5 | .SH SYNOPSIS |
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| 6 | .B autom4te |
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| 7 | [\fIOPTION\fR] ... [\fIFILES\fR] |
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| 8 | .SH DESCRIPTION |
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| 9 | Run GNU M4 on the FILES, avoiding useless runs. Output the traces if tracing, |
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| 10 | the frozen file if freezing, otherwise the expansion of the FILES. |
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| 11 | .PP |
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| 12 | If some of the FILES are named `FILE.m4f' they are considered to be M4 |
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| 13 | frozen files of all the previous files (which are therefore not loaded). |
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| 14 | If `FILE.m4f' is not found, then `FILE.m4' will be used, together with |
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| 15 | all the previous files. |
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| 16 | .PP |
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| 17 | Some files may be optional, i.e., will only be processed if found in the |
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| 18 | include path, but then must end in `.m4?'; the question mark is not part of |
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| 19 | the actual file name. |
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| 20 | .SS "Operation modes:" |
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| 21 | .TP |
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| 22 | \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR |
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| 23 | print this help, then exit |
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| 24 | .TP |
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| 25 | \fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR |
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| 26 | print version number, then exit |
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| 27 | .TP |
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| 28 | \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR |
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| 29 | verbosely report processing |
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| 30 | .TP |
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| 31 | \fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-debug\fR |
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| 32 | don't remove temporary files |
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| 33 | .TP |
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| 34 | \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIFILE\fR |
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| 35 | save output in FILE (defaults to `-', stdout) |
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| 36 | .TP |
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| 37 | \fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR |
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| 38 | don't rely on cached values |
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| 39 | .TP |
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| 40 | \fB\-W\fR, \fB\-\-warnings\fR=\fICATEGORY\fR |
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| 41 | report the warnings falling in CATEGORY |
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| 42 | .TP |
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| 43 | \fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-language\fR=\fILANG\fR |
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| 44 | specify the set of M4 macros to use |
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| 45 | .TP |
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| 46 | \fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-cache\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fR |
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| 47 | preserve results for future runs in DIRECTORY |
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| 48 | .TP |
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| 49 | \fB\-\-no\-cache\fR |
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| 50 | disable the cache |
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| 51 | .TP |
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| 52 | \fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-mode\fR=\fIOCTAL\fR |
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| 53 | change the non trace output file mode (0666) |
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| 54 | .TP |
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| 55 | \fB\-M\fR, \fB\-\-melt\fR |
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| 56 | don't use M4 frozen files |
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| 57 | .SS "Languages include:" |
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| 58 | .TP |
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| 59 | `Autoconf' |
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| 60 | create Autoconf configure scripts |
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| 61 | .TP |
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| 62 | `Autotest' |
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| 63 | create Autotest test suites |
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| 64 | .TP |
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| 65 | `M4sh' |
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| 66 | create M4sh shell scripts |
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| 67 | .TP |
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| 68 | `M4sugar' |
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| 69 | create M4sugar output |
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| 70 | .SS "Warning categories include:" |
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| 71 | .TP |
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| 72 | `cross' |
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| 73 | cross compilation issues |
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| 74 | .TP |
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| 75 | `gnu' |
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| 76 | GNU coding standards (default in gnu and gnits modes) |
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| 77 | .TP |
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| 78 | `obsolete' |
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| 79 | obsolete features or constructions |
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| 80 | .TP |
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| 81 | `override' |
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| 82 | user redefinitions of Automake rules or variables |
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| 83 | .TP |
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| 84 | `portability' |
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| 85 | portability issues |
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| 86 | .TP |
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| 87 | `syntax' |
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| 88 | dubious syntactic constructs (default) |
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| 89 | .TP |
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| 90 | `unsupported' |
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| 91 | unsupported or incomplete features (default) |
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| 92 | .TP |
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| 93 | `all' |
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| 94 | all the warnings |
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| 95 | .TP |
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| 96 | `no-CATEGORY' |
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| 97 | turn off warnings in CATEGORY |
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| 98 | .TP |
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| 99 | `none' |
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| 100 | turn off all the warnings |
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| 101 | .TP |
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| 102 | `error' |
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| 103 | treat warnings as errors |
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| 104 | .PP |
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| 105 | The environment variable `WARNINGS' is honored. |
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| 106 | .SS "Library directories:" |
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| 107 | .TP |
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| 108 | \fB\-B\fR, \fB\-\-prepend\-include\fR=\fIDIR\fR |
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| 109 | prepend directory DIR to search path |
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| 110 | .TP |
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| 111 | \fB\-I\fR, \fB\-\-include\fR=\fIDIR\fR |
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| 112 | append directory DIR to search path |
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| 113 | .SS "Tracing:" |
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| 114 | .TP |
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| 115 | \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-trace\fR=\fIMACRO\fR |
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| 116 | report the MACRO invocations |
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| 117 | .TP |
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| 118 | \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-preselect\fR=\fIMACRO\fR |
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| 119 | prepare to trace MACRO in a future run |
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| 120 | .SS "Freezing:" |
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| 121 | .TP |
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| 122 | \fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-freeze\fR |
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| 123 | produce an M4 frozen state file for FILES |
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| 124 | .SH AUTHOR |
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| 125 | Written by Akim Demaille. |
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| 126 | .SH "REPORTING BUGS" |
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| 127 | Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>. |
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| 128 | .SH COPYRIGHT |
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| 129 | Copyright \(co 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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| 130 | .br |
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| 131 | This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO |
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| 132 | warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. |
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| 133 | .SH "SEE ALSO" |
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| 134 | .BR autoconf (1), |
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| 135 | .BR automake (1), |
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| 136 | .BR autoreconf (1), |
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| 137 | .BR autoupdate (1), |
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| 138 | .BR autoheader (1), |
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| 139 | .BR autoscan (1), |
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| 140 | .BR config.guess (1), |
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| 141 | .BR config.sub (1), |
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| 142 | .BR ifnames (1), |
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| 143 | .BR libtool (1). |
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| 144 | .PP |
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| 145 | The full documentation for |
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| 146 | .B autom4te |
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| 147 | is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the |
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| 148 | .B info |
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| 149 | and |
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| 150 | .B autom4te |
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| 151 | programs are properly installed at your site, the command |
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| 152 | .IP |
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| 153 | .B info autom4te |
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| 154 | .PP |
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| 155 | should give you access to the complete manual. |
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