Index: aclocal.m4
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RCS file: /cvs/autoconf/aclocal.m4,v
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -p -u -r1.9 aclocal.m4
--- aclocal.m4	2000/05/24 13:00:34	1.9
+++ aclocal.m4	2001/04/05 22:35:48
@@ -3,3 +3,11 @@ m4_include([m4/missing.m4])
 m4_include([m4/sanity.m4])
 m4_include([m4/atconfig.m4])
 m4_include([m4/m4.m4])
+
+# Most versions of 'automake' subst these in when 'AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE'
+# is present in configure.in.  However, some versions don't -- they
+# depend on the fact that aclocal.m4 will have lines that subst them in.
+# Some of those versions also don't understand 'm4_include'. 
+# Help them along. 
+AC_SUBST(PACKAGE)
+AC_SUBST(VERSION)