The documentation of Automake 1.7.2 says: Configuration requirements ========================== [snip] `AC_CONFIG_FILES' `AC_OUTPUT' [snip] Other listed files are treated differently. Currently the only difference is that an Automake `Makefile'is removed by `make distclean', while other files are removed by `make clean'.
However, make clean does not remove the files listed in AC_CONFIG_FILES. Indeed, in file /usr/share/automake-1.7/am/clean.am, I see: distclean-generic: -rm -f Makefile $(CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES) meaning that the files listed in AC_CONFIG_FILES are removed with make distclean, contrary to what is stated in the documentation. What am I missing here? -- Rafael