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NAME
       autoreconf - Update generated configuration files

SYNOPSIS
       autoreconf [OPTION]... [DIRECTORY]...

DESCRIPTION
       Run  `autoconf'  (and `autoheader', `aclocal', `automake',
       `autopoint'  (formerly  `gettextize'),  and   `libtoolize'
       where appropriate) repeatedly to remake the GNU Build Sys-
       tem files in specified DIRECTORIES and  their  subdirecto-
       ries (defaulting to `.').

       By  default,  it  only  remakes those files that are older
       than their sources.  If you install new  versions  of  the
       GNU  Build System, you can make `autoreconf' remake 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

       --no-recursive
              don't rebuild sub-packages

       -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 (default in gnu and gnits modes)

       `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, M4, and MAKE are honored.

AUTHOR
       Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to .

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License
       GPLv2+:     GNU     GPL     version     2     or     later
       
       This is free software: you are free to change  and  redis-
       tribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted
       by law.

SEE ALSO
       autoconf(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 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.



GNU Autoconf 2.63         September 2008            AUTORECONF(1)