# autoscan(1) - man - phpman

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## NAME
       autoscan - Generate a preliminary configure.ac

## SYNOPSIS
       **autoscan** [_OPTION_]... [_SRCDIR_]

## DESCRIPTION
       Examine source files in the directory tree rooted at SRCDIR, or the current directory if none
       is given.  Search the source files for common portability problems, check for  incompleteness
       of  'configure.ac',  and create a file 'configure.scan' which is a preliminary 'configure.ac'
       for that package.

### -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

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

### -I --include
              append directory DIR to search path

## AUTHOR
       Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

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

## COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+/Autoconf: GNU GPL  version  3
       or later <<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>>, <<https://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)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/autoconf/1/markdown), [**automake**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/automake/1/markdown),  [**autoreconf**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/autoreconf/1/markdown),  [**autoupdate**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/autoupdate/1/markdown),  [**autoheader**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/autoheader/1/markdown),  [**autoscan**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/autoscan/1/markdown),  **con**‐‐
       [**fig.guess**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fig.guess/1/markdown), [**config.sub**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/config.sub/1/markdown), [**ifnames**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ifnames/1/markdown), [**libtool**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/libtool/1/markdown).

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

              **info** **autoscan**

       should give you access to the complete manual.



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