README for Debian Autoconf 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 If you are using Autoconf with Debian packages, you should also install the autotools-dev package and read the documentation that it includes, particularly: /usr/share/doc/autotools-dev/README.Debian.gz This document contains valuable information for how to handle Autoconf, Automake, Libtool, and related programs in Debian packages. -- Ben Pfaff , Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:24:12 -0700