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NAME

       xml2ag - XML to AutoGen Definiton Converter

SYNOPSIS

       xml2ag [-flags] [-flag [value]] [--option-name[[=| ]value]] [ <def-file> ]

       This  program will convert any arbitrary XML file into equivalent AutoGen definitions, and
       invoke AutoGen.

DESCRIPTION

       The template will be derived from either:
       *  the --override-tpl command line option
       *  a top level XML attribute named, "template"
       One or the other must be provided, or the program will exit with a failure message.

       The “base-name” for the output will similarly be either:
       *  the --base-name command line option
       *  the base name of the .xml file

OPTIONS

   All other options are derived from autogen
       -O file, --output=file
              Output file in lieu of AutoGen processing.

              By default, the output is handed to an AutoGen for processing.   However,  you  may
              save the definitions to a file instead.

   All other options
       These  options are mostly just passed throug to autogen.  The one exception is --override-
       tpl which replaces the default template in the output definitions.  It does not get passed
       through on the command line.

       -L dir, --templ-dirs=dir
              Search for templates in DIR.  This option may appear an unlimited number of times.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       -T tpl-file, --override-tpl=tpl-file
              Use TPL-FILE for the template.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       --definitions=file
              Read definitions from FILE.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       --shell=shell
              name or path name of shell to use.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       -m, --no-fmemopen
              Do not use in-mem streams.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       --equate=char-list
              characters considered equivalent.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       -b name, --base-name=name
              Specify NAME as the base name for output.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       --source-time
              set mod times to latest source.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       --writable, --not-writable
              Allow output files to be writable.  The not-writable form will disable the option.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       --loop-limit=lim
              Limit  on  increment  loops.   This option takes an integer number as its argument.
              The value of lim is constrained to being:
                  exactly -1, or
                  in the range  1 through 0x1000000
              The default lim for this option is:
                   256

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       -t seconds, --timeout=seconds
              Limit server shell operations to SECONDS.  This option takes an integer number as
              its argument.  The value of seconds is constrained to being:
                  in the range  0 through 3600

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       --trace=level
              tracing level of detail.  This option takes a keyword as its argument.  The
              argument sets an enumeration value that can be tested by comparing them against the
              option value macro.  The available keywords are:
                  nothing       debug-message server-shell
                  templates     block-macros  expressions
                  everything
                  or their numeric equivalent.

              The default level for this option is:
                   nothing

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       --trace-out=file
              tracing output file or filter.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       --show-defs
              Show the definition tree.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       --used-defines
              Show the definitions used.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       -C, --core
              Leave a core dump on a failure exit.

              Many systems default to a zero sized core limit.  If the system has the
              sys/resource.h header and if this option is supplied, then in the failure exit
              path, autogen will attempt to set the soft core limit to whatever the hard core
              limit is.  If that does not work, then an administrator must raise the hard core
              size limit.

       -s suffix, --skip-suffix=suffix
              Skip the file with this SUFFIX.  This option may appear an unlimited number of
              times.  This option must not appear in combination with any of the following
              options: select-suffix.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       -o suffix, --select-suffix=suffix
              specify this output suffix.  This option may appear an unlimited number of times.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       -D value, --define=value
              name to add to definition list.  This option may appear an unlimited number of
              times.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       -U name-pat, --undefine=name-pat
              definition list removal pattern.  This option may appear an unlimited number of
              times.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       -M type, --make-dep [type]
              emit make dependency file.  This option may appear an unlimited number of times.

              Pass-through AutoGen argument

       -?, --help
              Display usage information and exit.

       -!, --more-help
              Pass the extended usage information through a pager.

       -v [{v|c|n --version [{v|c|n}]}]
              Output version of program and exit.  The default mode is `v', a simple version.
              The `c' mode will print copyright information and `n' will print the full copyright
              notice.

EXIT STATUS

       One of the following exit values will be returned:

       0  (EXIT_SUCCESS)
              Successful program execution.

       1  (EXIT_FAILURE)
              The operation failed or the command syntax was not valid.

       70  (EX_SOFTWARE)
              libopts had an internal operational error.  Please report it to autogen-
              users@lists.sourceforge.net.  Thank you.

AUTHORS

       Bruce Korb

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 1992-2018 Bruce Korb all rights reserved.  This program is released under
       the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.

BUGS

       Please send bug reports to: autogen-users@lists.sourceforge.net

NOTES

       This manual page was AutoGen-erated from the xml2ag option definitions.