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.TH GNULIB\-TOOL 1 "2006-06-01" "0.0.20060601" "GNU Portability Library"

.SH NAME
gnulib\-tool \- program for authors or maintainers which want to import modules
from gnulib into their packages.

.SH SYNOPSIS
.B gnulib\-tool
\-\-list
.PP
.B gnulib\-tool
\-\-import [module1 ... moduleN]
.PP
.B gnulib\-tool
\-\-update
.PP
.B gnulib\-tool
\-\-create-testdir \-\-dir=directory module1 ... moduleN
.PP
.B gnulib\-tool
\-\-create-megatestdir \-\-dir=directory [module1 ... moduleN]
.PP
.B gnulib\-tool
\-\-test \-\-dir=directory module1 ... moduleN
.PP
.B gnulib\-tool
\-\-megatest \-\-dir=directory [module1 ... moduleN]
.PP
.B gnulib\-tool
\-\-extract-description module
.PP
.B gnulib\-tool
\-\-extract-filelist module
.PP
.B gnulib\-tool
\-\-extract-dependencies module
.PP
.B gnulib\-tool
\-\-extract-autoconf-snippet module
.PP
.B gnulib\-tool
\-\-extract-automake-snippet module
.PP
.B gnulib\-tool
\-\-extract-include-directive module
.PP
.B gnulib\-tool
\-\-extract-license module
.PP
.B gnulib\-tool
\-\-extract-maintainer module
.PP
.B gnulib\-tool
\-\-extract-tests-module module

.SH DESCRIPTION
The GNU portability library is a macro system and C declarations and definitions
for commonly-used API elements and abstracted system behaviors. It can be used
to improve portability and other functionality in your programs.
.PP

.SH OPTIONS
Operation modes:
.TP
.B \-\-list
print the available module names.
.TP
.B \-\-import
import the given modules into the current package; if no modules are specified,
update the current package from the current gnulib.
.TP
.B \-\-update
update the current package, restore files omitted from CVS.
.TP
.B \-\-create-testdir
create a scratch package with the given modules.
.TP
.B \-\-create-megatestdir
create a mega scratch package with the given modules one by one and all
together.
.TP
.B \-\-test
test the combination of the given modules (recommended to use CC="gcc \-Wall"
here).
.TP
.B \-\-megatest
test the given modules one by one and all together (recommended to use CC="gcc
\-Wall" here).
.TP
.B \-\-extract-description
extract the description.
.TP
.B \-\-extract-filelist
extract the list of files.
.TP
.B \-\-extract-dependencies
extract the dependencies.
.TP
.B \-\-extract-autoconf-snippet
extract the snippet for configure.ac.
.TP
.B \-\-extract-automake-snippet
extract the snippet for lib/Makefile.am.
.TP
.B \-\-extract-include-directive
extract the #include directive.
.TP
.B \-\-extract-license
report the license terms of the source files under lib/.
.TP
.B \-\-extract-maintainer
report the maintainer(s) inside gnulib.
.TP
.B \-\-extract-tests-module
report the unit test module, if it exists.
.PP

Options:
.TP
.B \-\-dir=DIRECTORY
specify the target directory. For \-\-import, this specifies where your
configure.ac can be found. Defaults to current directory.
.TP
.B \-\-lib=LIBRARY
Specify the library name. Defaults to 'libgnu'.
.TP
.B \-\-source-base=DIRECTORY
Directory relative \-\-dir where source code is placed (default "lib"), for
\-\-import.
.TP
.B \-\-m4-base=DIRECTORY
Directory relative \-\-dir where *.m4 macros are placed (default "m4"), for
\-\-import.
.TP
.B \-\-tests-base=DIRECTORY
Directory relative \-\-dir where unit tests are placed (default "tests"), for
\-\-import.
.TP
.B \-\-aux-dir=DIRECTORY
Directory relative \-\-dir where auxiliary build tools are placed (default
"build-aux").
.TP
.B \-\-with-tests
Include unit tests for the included modules.
.TP
.B \-\-avoid=MODULE
Avoid including the given MODULE. Useful if you have code that provides
equivalent functionality. This option can be repeated.
.TP
.B \-\-lgpl
Abort if modules aren't available under the LGPL. Also modify license template
from GPL to LGPL.
.TP
.B \-\-libtool
Use libtool rules, for \-\-import.
.TP
.B \-\-macro-prefix=PREFIX
Specify the prefix of the macros 'gl_EARLY' and 'gl_INIT'. Default is 'gl'.
.TP
.B \-\-no-changelog
don't update or create ChangeLog files.
.TP
.B \-\-dry-run
For \-\-import, only print what would have been done.
.TP
.B -s, \-\-symbolic, \-\-symlink
Make symbolic links instead of copying files.
.PP
.TP
.B \-h, \-\-help
Show summary of options.

.SH BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-gnulib@gnu.org>.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR check-module (1).

.SH AUTHOR
gnulib was written by the Free Software Foundation and others (sources of various origins).
.PP
This manual page was written by Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).