5.4 aclocal options

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 that 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.