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NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | SEE ALSO | AUTHOR | COLOPHON 

DH_AUTO_CONFIGURE(1)            Debhelper            DH_AUTO_CONFIGURE(1)

NAME         top

       dh_auto_configure - automatically configure a package prior to
       building

SYNOPSIS         top

       dh_auto_configure [build system options] [debhelper options]
       [-- params]

DESCRIPTION         top

       dh_auto_configure is a debhelper program that tries to
       automatically configure a package prior to building. It does so by
       running the appropriate command for the build system it detects
       the package uses.  For example, it looks for and runs a
       ./configure script, Makefile.PL, Build.PL, or cmake. A standard
       set of parameters is determined and passed to the program that is
       run. Some build systems, such as make, do not need a configure
       step; for these dh_auto_configure will exit without doing
       anything.

       This is intended to work for about 90% of packages. If it doesn't
       work, you're encouraged to skip using dh_auto_configure at all,
       and just run ./configure or its equivalent manually.

OPTIONS         top

       See "BUILD SYSTEM OPTIONS" in debhelper(7) for a list of common
       build system selection and control options.

       -- params
           Pass params to the program that is run, after the parameters
           that dh_auto_configure usually passes. For example:

             dh_auto_configure -- --with-foo --enable-bar

SEE ALSO         top

       debhelper(7)

       This program is a part of debhelper.

AUTHOR         top

       Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>

COLOPHON         top

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