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NAME
       autom4te - Generate files and scripts thanks to M4

SYNOPSIS
       autom4te [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

       `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 variables `M4' and `WARNINGS' are 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[:FORMAT]
              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

   FORMAT defaults to `$f:$l:$n:$%', and can  use  the  following
       escapes:
       $$     literal $

       $f     file where macro was called

       $l     line where macro was called

       $d     nesting depth of macro call

       $n     name of the macro

       $NUM   argument NUM, unquoted and with newlines

       $SEP@  all arguments, with newlines, quoted, and separated
              by SEP

       $SEP*  all arguments, with newlines, unquoted,  and  sepa-
              rated by SEP

       $SEP%  all arguments, without newlines, unquoted, and sep-
              arated by SEP

       SEP can be empty for the default (comma for @ and *, colon
       for %), a single character for that character, or {STRING}
       to use a string.

AUTHOR
       Written by 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 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.



GNU Autoconf 2.63         September 2008              AUTOM4TE(1)