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:
       -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

   Library directories:
       -B, --prepend-include=DIR
              prepend directory DIR to search path

       -I, --include=DIR
              append directory DIR to search path

AUTHOR

       Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2003 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),  automake(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  man-
       ual.   If  the  info  and autoupdate programs are properly installed at
       your site, the command

              info autoupdate

       should give you access to the complete manual.

autoupdate 2.59                  November 2003                   AUTOUPDATE(1)