Re: autoconf 2.57 bug report (documentation/manpage)

[Paul Eggert]

bio <address@hidden> writes:

> "man autoconf" says:
>       Output is sent to the standard output if TEMPLATE-FILE is given,
>       else into `configure'."
> 
> but it's the exact opposite. "info autoconf" tells the truth.

Hmm, there must be some confusion here, since "info autoconf" seems
to agree with "man autoconf".  "info autoconf" says:

   If you give `autoconf' an argument, it reads that file instead of
   `configure.ac' and writes the configuration script to the standard
   output instead of to `configure'.  If you give `autoconf' the
   argument `-', it reads from the standard input instead of
   `configure.ac' and writes the configuration script to the standard
   output.

Perhaps you misinterpreted "man autoconf"?  If so, what did you think
it said?  We want it to be clear.