Usage: aclocal [OPTION]... Generate 'aclocal.m4' by scanning 'configure.ac' or 'configure.in' Options: --automake-acdir=DIR directory holding automake-provided m4 files --aclocal-path=PATH colon-separated list of directories to search for third-party local files --system-acdir=DIR directory holding third-party system-wide files --diff[=COMMAND] run COMMAND [diff -u] on M4 files that would be changed (implies --install and --dry-run) --dry-run pretend to, but do not actually update any file --force always update output file --help print this help, then exit -I DIR add directory to search list for .m4 files --install copy third-party files to the first -I directory --output=FILE put output in FILE (default aclocal.m4) --print-ac-dir print name of directory holding system-wide third-party m4 files, then exit --verbose don't be silent --version print version number, then exit -W, --warnings=CATEGORY report the warnings falling in CATEGORY, defaults to $WARNINGS Warning categories are: cross cross compilation issues gnu GNU coding standards (default in gnu and gnits modes) obsolete obsolete features or constructions (default) override user redefinitions of Automake rules or variables portability portability issues (default in gnu and gnits modes) portability-recursive nested Make variables (default with -Wportability) extra-portability extra portability issues related to obscure tools syntax dubious syntactic constructs (default) unsupported unsupported or incomplete features (default) -W also understands: all turn on all the warnings none turn off all the warnings no-CATEGORY turn off warnings in CATEGORY error treat all enabled warnings as errors m4 search paths (in order): user includes: automake includes: /usr/share/aclocal-1.19 system includes: /usr/share/aclocal aclocal path: Environment variable settings, for reference: $ACLOCAL_AUTOMAKE_DIR: $ACLOCAL_PATH: Report bugs to . GNU Automake home page: . General help using GNU software: .