NAME

       aclocal - automatically generate aclocal.m4 from configure.in

SYNOPSIS

       aclocal [ --acdir=DIR ] [ --help ] [ -I DIR ] [ --output=FILE ] [ --verbose ] [ --version ]

DESCRIPTION

       Automake  includes  a  number  of  Autoconf  macros  which  can be used in your package; some of them are
       actually required by Automake in certain situations.  These macros must be defined  in  your  aclocal.m4;
       otherwise they will not be seen by autoconf.

       The  aclocal  program will automatically generate aclocal.m4 files based on the contents of configure.in.
       This provides a convenient way to get Automake-provided macros, without having to search  around.   Also,
       the aclocal mechanism is extensible for use by other packages.

       At  startup,  aclocal  scans all the .m4 files it can find, looking for macro definitions.  Then it scans
       configure.in.  Any mention of one of the macros found in the first step causes that macro, and any macros
       it in turn requires, to be put into aclocal.m4.

       The contents of acinclude.m4, if it exists, are also  automatically  included  in  aclocal.m4.   This  is
       useful for incorporating local macros into configure.

       aclocal accepts the following options:

       --acdir=DIR
              Look for the macro files in DIR instead of the installation directory.  This is typically used for
              debugging.

       --help Print a summary of the command line options and exit.

       -I DIR Add the directory DIR to the list of directories searched for .m4 files.

       --output=FILE
              Cause the output to be put into FILE instead of aclocal.m4.

       --verbose
              Print the names of the files it examines.

       --version
              Print the version number of Automake and exit.

SEE ALSO

       automake(1), and the Texinfo documentation for automake

AUTHORS

       Automake  was  written  primarily  by  David Mackenzie and Tom Tromey.  This manpage written by Ben Pfaff
       <pfaffben@pilot.msu.edu> for the Debian GNU/Linux automake package.

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