autoconf:tldr:ae708
autoconf: Generate a configuration script from the specified template (even if the input file has not changed) and write the output to a file.
$ autoconf --force --output=${outfile} ${template-file}
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This command uses the autoconf tool to generate a configuration script for a software project. Here is the breakdown of the command:
autoconfis the command to run the autoconf tool.--forceis an option that forces autoconf to regenerate the configuration script even if it already exists.--output=${outfile}is an option that specifies the name of the output file for the generated configuration script. The variable${outfile}is expected to be replaced with the desired name of the output file.${template-file}is the input file that contains the template for the configuration script. It is the file that autoconf uses as a basis to generate the final configuration script.
In summary, this command will run autoconf, tell it to regenerate the configuration script even if it exists, specify the output file name using a variable, and use the specified template file as the basis for the generation.
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