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AUTOUPDATE(1) User Commands AUTOUPDATE(1)

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:

print this help, then exit
print version number, then exit
verbosely report processing
don't remove temporary files

Library directories:

Autoconf's macro files location (rarely needed)
location of `aclocal.m4'

Environment variables:

GNU M4 1.4 or above
autoconf 2.52.20231210

AUTHOR

Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <dickey@invisible-island.net>.

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.

December 2023 GNU Autoconf 2.52.20231210