autoconf does provide two macros that requires external files:
- AC_PROG_INSTALL requires install.sh
- AC_CANONICAL_HOST requires config.{guess,sub}

However, whereas the first one is provided by autoconf itself, the
second ones are provided by automake only (at least on my distribution).
 Should they not be distributed with autoconf rather ?

Second, whereas installation of those file is automatic through
invocation of automake -a, it seems there is no such automated way to do
it with autoconf only. Am I right ?


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