autoupdate − Update a configure.in to a newer Autoconf
autoupdate [OPTION] ... [TEMPLATE-FILE...]
Update the TEMPLATE−FILE... if given, or ‘configure.ac’ if present, or else ‘configure.in’, to the syntax of the current version of Autoconf. The original files are backed up.
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
−f, −−force
consider all files obsolete
Library directories:
−B, −−prepend−include=DIR
prepend directory DIR to search path
−I, −−include=DIR
append directory DIR to search path
Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.
Report bugs to <bug−autoconf AT gnu DOT org>.
Copyright © 2003 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.
autoconf(1), automake(1), autoreconf(1), autoupdate(1), autoheader(1), autoscan(1), config.guess(1), config.sub(1), ifnames(1), libtool(1).
The Debian project regards the full documentation for autoupdate to be non-free, so it is not included in Debian. Nevertheless, the non-free distribution that accompanies Debian includes the manual in its autoconf-doc package. Otherwise, you may be able to access the Autoconf manual online.