NAME

       config.guess - guess the build system triplet

SYNOPSIS

       config.guess [OPTION]

DESCRIPTION

       The  GNU  build  system distinguishes three types of machines, the `build' machine on which the compilers
       are run, the `host' machine on which the package being built will run, and, exclusively when you build  a
       compiler, assembler etc., the `target' machine, for which the compiler being built will produce code.

       This script will guess the type of the `build' machine.

       Output the configuration name of the system `config.guess' is run on.

   Operation modes:
       -h, --help
              print this help, then exit

       -t, --time-stamp
              print date of last modification, then exit

       -v, --version
              print version number, then exit

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       config.guess might need to compile and run C code, hence it needs a compiler for the `build' machine: use
       the environment variable `CC_FOR_BUILD' to specify the compiler for the build machine.  If `CC_FOR_BUILD'
       is  not  specified,  `CC' will be used.  Be sure to specify `CC_FOR_BUILD' is `CC' is a cross-compiler to
       the `host' machine.

         CC_FOR_BUILD    a native C compiler, defaults to `cc'
         CC              a native C compiler, the previous variable is preferred

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs and patches to <config-patches@gnu.org>.

       Originally written by Per Bothner.  Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,  1999,  2000,
       2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 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).