AUTOUPDATE(1)

📦 version 2.71, in epel 9

💅 AUTOUPDATE(1) — like, the User Commands manual, bestie

okay so real talk, this is the man page for autoupdate, and I'm gonna walk you through it like we're texting at 2am 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

autoupdate — it updates your configure.ac so it's down with a newer Autoconf. glow-up for your build files, no cap.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

autoupdate [OPTION]... [TEMPLATE-FILE]...

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So here's the vibe: autoupdate takes each TEMPLATE-FILE you hand it and updates it to the syntax of the current version of Autoconf. If you don't give it any TEMPLATE-FILE, it goes for configure.ac if that one's around, or else it falls back to configure.in. Iconic behaviour honestly.

💖 and yes — the original files are backed up. she's thoughtful like that.

🎀 Operation modes:

  • -h, --help — prints this help, then dips. classic.
  • -V, --version — prints the version number, then exits. short and sweet ✨
  • -v, --verbose — verbosely reports processing. she will NOT stop talking and honestly? we love that for her 💀
  • -d, --debug — don't remove temporary files. leaves the mess behind on purpose, lowkey forensic of her 🔍
  • -f, --force — considers all files obsolete. she's judging everything now, main character energy 👑

📚 Library directories:

  • -B, --prepend-include=DIR — prepends directory DIR to the search path. she goes first, obviously 💅
  • -I, --include=DIR — appends directory DIR to the search path. she goes last, but she still showed up 🥰

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille. legends fr fr 🌟

😭 REPORTING BUGS 😭

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

Copyright © 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+/Autoconf: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>, <https://gnu.org/licenses/exceptions.html>

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.

There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. like, zero. none. don't come for her if it breaks 🫣

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

autoconf(1), automake(1), autoreconf(1), autoupdate(1), autoheader(1), autoscan(1), config.guess(1), config.sub(1), ifnames(1), libtool(1). yes she listed herself, yes that's self-care 💅✨

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. go read it, iykyk 📖🦋

okay that's the whole page!! this came from GNU Autoconf 2.71, dated January 2021 — mwah, bye bestie 🎀💖🫶

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