CONFIG.GUESS(1)           User Commands           CONFIG.GUESS(1)



NAME
       config.guess - guess the build system triplet

SYNOPSIS
       config.guess [OPTION]

DESCRIPTION
       The   GNU   build  system  distinguishes  three  types  of
       machines, the `build' machine on which the  compilers  are
       run,  the  `host' machine on which the package being built
       will run, and, exclusively  when  you  build  a  compiler,
       assembler  etc.,  the `target' machine, for which the com-
       piler being built will produce code.

       This script will guess the type of the `build' machine.

       Output the configuration name of the system `config.guess'
       is run on.

   Operation modes:
       -h, --help
              print this help, then exit

       -t, --time-stamp
              print date of last modification, then exit

       -v, --version
              print version number, then exit

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       config.guess  might  need to compile and run C code, hence
       it needs a compiler for the `build' machine: use the envi-
       ronment  variable  `CC_FOR_BUILD'  to specify the compiler
       for the build machine.  If `CC_FOR_BUILD'  is  not  speci-
       fied,   `CC'   will   be   used.    Be   sure  to  specify
       `CC_FOR_BUILD' is `CC' is a cross-compiler to  the  `host'
       machine.

         CC_FOR_BUILD    a native C compiler, defaults to `cc'
         CC               a native C compiler, the previous vari-
       able is preferred

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs and patches to .

       Originally written by Per Bothner.   Copyright  (C)  1992,
       1993,  1994,  1995,  1996,  1997,  1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
       2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,  2007,  2008  Free  Software
       Foundation, Inc.

       This  is  free software; see the source for copying condi-
       tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
       or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       autoconf(1),  automake(1),  autoreconf(1),  autoupdate(1),
       autoheader(1),    autoscan(1),    config.guess(1),    con-
       fig.sub(1), ifnames(1), libtool(1).



GNU Autoconf 2.62.52-5815  August 2008            CONFIG.GUESS(1)