AUTOM4TE(1) User Commands AUTOM4TE(1)NAMEautom4te - Generate files and scripts thanks to M4
SYNOPSISautom4te [OPTION] ... [FILES]
DESCRIPTION
Run GNU M4 on the FILES, avoiding useless runs. Output
the traces if tracing, the frozen file if freezing, other-
wise the expansion of the FILES.
If some of the FILES are named `FILE.m4f' they are consid-
ered to be M4 frozen files of all the previous files
(which are therefore not loaded). If `FILE.m4f' is not
found, then `FILE.m4' will be used, together with all the
previous files.
Some files may be optional, i.e., will only be processed
if found in the include path, but then must end in `.m4?';
the question mark is not part of the actual file name.
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
-o, --output=FILE
save output in FILE (defaults to `-', stdout)
-f, --force
don't rely on cached values
-W, --warnings=CATEGORY
report the warnings falling in CATEGORY
-l, --language=LANG
specify the set of M4 macros to use
-C, --cache=DIRECTORY
preserve results for future runs in DIRECTORY
--no-cache
disable the cache
-m, --mode=OCTAL
change the non trace output file mode (0666)
-M, --melt
don't use M4 frozen files
Languages include:
`Autoconf'
create Autoconf configure scripts
`Autotest'
create Autotest test suites
`M4sh' create M4sh shell scripts
`M4sugar'
create M4sugar output
Warning categories include:
`cross'
cross compilation issues
`obsolete'
obsolete constructs
`syntax'
dubious syntactic constructs
`all' all the warnings
`no-CATEGORY'
turn off the warnings on CATEGORY
`none' turn off all the warnings
`error'
warnings are error
The environment variable `WARNINGS' is honored.
Library directories:
-B, --prepend-include=DIR
prepend directory DIR to search path
-I, --include=DIR
append directory DIR to search path
Tracing:
-t, --trace=MACRO
report the MACRO invocations
-p, --preselect=MACRO
prepare to trace MACRO in a future run
Freezing:
-F, --freeze
produce an M4 frozen state file for FILES
AUTHOR
Written by Akim Demaille.
Copyright 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is
free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FIT-
NESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.
SEE ALSOautoconf(1), automake(1), autoreconf(1), autoupdate(1),
autoheader(1), autoscan(1), config.guess(1), con-
fig.sub(1), ifnames(1), libtool(1).
The full documentation for autom4te is maintained as a
Texinfo manual. If the info and autom4te programs are
properly installed at your site, the command
info autom4te
should give you access to the complete manual.
autom4te 2.57 December 2002 AUTOM4TE(1)
