8.5.18 base-name option

This is the "base name for output file(s)" option.

This option has some usage constraints. It:

• must not appear in combination with any of the following options: output.

When output is going to AutoGen, a base name must either be supplied or derived. If this option is not supplied, then it is taken from the template option. If that is not provided either, then it is set to the base name of the current directory.