autom4te(1)


NAME

   autom4te - Generate files and scripts thanks to M4

SYNOPSIS

   autom4te [OPTION]... [FILES]

DESCRIPTION

   Run  GNU  M4 on the FILES, avoiding useless runs.  Output the traces if
   tracing, the frozen file if freezing, otherwise the  expansion  of  the
   FILES.

   If  some of the FILES are named `FILE.m4f' they are considered to be M4
   frozen files of  all  the  previous  files  (which  are  therefore  not
   loaded).   If  `FILE.m4f'  is  not  found, then `FILE.m4' will be used,
   together with all the previous files.

   Some files may be optional, i.e., will only be processed  if  found  in
   the  include  path,  but then must end in `.m4?';  the question mark is
   not part of the actual file name.

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

   -V, --version
          print version number, then exit

   -v, --verbose
          verbosely report processing

   -d, --debug
          don't remove temporary files

   -o, --output=FILE
          save output in FILE (defaults to `-', stdout)

   -f, --force
          don't rely on cached values

   -W, --warnings=CATEGORY
          report the warnings falling in CATEGORY

   -l, --language=LANG
          specify the set of M4 macros to use

   -C, --cache=DIRECTORY
          preserve results for future runs in DIRECTORY

   --no-cache
          disable the cache

   -m, --mode=OCTAL
          change the non trace output file mode (0666)

   -M, --melt
          don't use M4 frozen files

   Languages include:
   `Autoconf'
          create Autoconf configure scripts

   `Autotest'
          create Autotest test suites

   `M4sh' create M4sh shell scripts

   `M4sugar'
          create M4sugar output

   Warning categories include:
   `cross'
          cross compilation issues

   `gnu'  GNU coding standards (default in gnu and gnits modes)

   `obsolete'
          obsolete features or constructions

   `override'
          user redefinitions of Automake rules or variables

   `portability'
          portability issues (default in gnu and gnits modes)

   `syntax'
          dubious syntactic constructs (default)

   `unsupported'
          unsupported or incomplete features (default)

   `all'  all the warnings

   `no-CATEGORY'
          turn off warnings in CATEGORY

   `none' turn off all the warnings

   `error'
          treat warnings as errors

   The environment variables `M4' and `WARNINGS' are honored.

   Library directories:
   -B, --prepend-include=DIR
          prepend directory DIR to search path

   -I, --include=DIR
          append directory DIR to search path

   Tracing:
   -t, --trace=MACRO[:FORMAT]
          report the MACRO invocations

   -p, --preselect=MACRO
          prepare to trace MACRO in a future run

   Freezing:
   -F, --freeze
          produce an M4 frozen state file for FILES

   FORMAT defaults to `$f:$l:$n:$%', and can use the following escapes:
   $$     literal $

   $f     file where macro was called

   $l     line where macro was called

   $d     nesting depth of macro call

   $n     name of the macro

   $NUM   argument NUM, unquoted and with newlines

   $SEP@  all arguments, with newlines, quoted, and separated by SEP

   $SEP*  all arguments, with newlines, unquoted, and separated by SEP

   $SEP%  all arguments, without newlines, unquoted, and separated by SEP

   SEP can be empty for the default (comma for @ and *, colon  for  %),  a
   single character for that character, or {STRING} to use a string.

AUTHOR

   Written by Akim Demaille.

REPORTING BUGS

   Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.
   GNU Autoconf home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/>.
   General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright       2012   Free   Software   Foundation,   Inc.    License
   GPLv3+/Autoconf:     GNU     GPL      version      3      or      later
   <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>,
   <http://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.

SEE ALSO

   autoconf(1),  automake(1), autoreconf(1), autoupdate(1), autoheader(1),
   autoscan(1), config.guess(1), config.sub(1), ifnames(1), libtool(1).

   The full documentation for autom4te is maintained as a Texinfo  manual.
   If  the info and autom4te programs are properly installed at your site,
   the command

          info autom4te

   should give you access to the complete manual.





Opportunity


Personal Opportunity - Free software gives you access to billions of dollars of software at no cost. Use this software for your business, personal use or to develop a profitable skill. Access to source code provides access to a level of capabilities/information that companies protect though copyrights. Open source is a core component of the Internet and it is available to you. Leverage the billions of dollars in resources and capabilities to build a career, establish a business or change the world. The potential is endless for those who understand the opportunity.

Business Opportunity - Goldman Sachs, IBM and countless large corporations are leveraging open source to reduce costs, develop products and increase their bottom lines. Learn what these companies know about open source and how open source can give you the advantage.





Free Software


Free Software provides computer programs and capabilities at no cost but more importantly, it provides the freedom to run, edit, contribute to, and share the software. The importance of free software is a matter of access, not price. Software at no cost is a benefit but ownership rights to the software and source code is far more significant.


Free Office Software - The Libre Office suite provides top desktop productivity tools for free. This includes, a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation engine, drawing and flowcharting, database and math applications. Libre Office is available for Linux or Windows.





Free Books


The Free Books Library is a collection of thousands of the most popular public domain books in an online readable format. The collection includes great classical literature and more recent works where the U.S. copyright has expired. These books are yours to read and use without restrictions.


Source Code - Want to change a program or know how it works? Open Source provides the source code for its programs so that anyone can use, modify or learn how to write those programs themselves. Visit the GNU source code repositories to download the source.





Education


Study at Harvard, Stanford or MIT - Open edX provides free online courses from Harvard, MIT, Columbia, UC Berkeley and other top Universities. Hundreds of courses for almost all major subjects and course levels. Open edx also offers some paid courses and selected certifications.


Linux Manual Pages - A man or manual page is a form of software documentation found on Linux/Unix operating systems. Topics covered include computer programs (including library and system calls), formal standards and conventions, and even abstract concepts.