README for Debian Autoconf package ---------------------------------- The Debian project regards the full documentation for autoconf to be non-free, so it is not included in Debian. Nevertheless, the non-free distribution that accompanies Debian includes the manual in its autoconf-doc package. If you encounter unexpected problems, please read NEWS and especially NEWS.Debian, which describe some common problems in upgrades from 2.59 to the current version. If you're looking for config.guess and config.sub to include along with your Autoconfiscated program, check out the autotools-dev package. These files are updated often enough that it is difficult to keep them up-to-date in two different packages. By default, Autoconf will choose installation directories that match the GNU standards. Debian follows the alternative Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), which is slightly different. To configure an Autoconfiscated program for the FHS, invoke `configure' something like this: ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --libexecdir=/usr/lib If you want compatibility with `configure' scripts generated by Autoconf 2.59 or older, you will need an additional option: --mandir=/usr/share/man -- Ben Pfaff , Sun Jun 4 15:04:06 2006