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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.
--force
¶Always overwrite the output file. The default is to overwrite the output file only when really needed, i.e., when its contents changes or if one of its dependencies is younger.
--output=file
¶Cause the output to be put into file instead of aclocal.m4.
--print-ac-dir
¶Prints the name of the directory which aclocal
will search to
find third-party .m4 files. When this option is given, normal
processing is suppressed. This option can be used by a package to
determine where to install a macro file.
--verbose
¶Print the names of the files it examines.
--version
¶Print the version number of Automake and exit.