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)


   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>.


autom4te 2.57             December 2002               AUTOM4TE(1)

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