Unix in a Nutshell, 4th Edition

Name

autoheader

Synopsis

    autoheader [options] [template_file]

Part of GNU autoconf. Generate a template file of C #define statements from m4 macros defined in template_file, if given, or in a configure.ac or configure.in file in the current working directory. The generated template file is almost invariably called config.h.in or config.hin.

Options

-Bdir, --prepend-include=dir

Prepend directory dir to the search path for input files.

-d, --debug

Don’t remove temporary files.

-f, --force

Replace files generated previously by autoheader.

-Idir, --include=dir

Append directory dir to the search path for input files.

-ofile, --output=file

Save output to file.

-v, --verbose

Verbosely print information about the progress of autoheader.

-V, --version

Print version number, then exit.

-Wcategory, --warnings=category

Print any warnings related to category. Accepted categories are:

all	All warnings.
cross	Cross compilation.
error	Treat warnings as errors.
gnu	GNU coding standards.
no- category	Turn off warnings for category.
none	Turn off all warnings.
obsolete	Obsolete constructs.
override	User redefinitions of automake variables or rules.
portability	Portability issues.
syntax	Questionable syntax.
unsupported	Unsupported or incomplete features.