docs: reference defining directories in amhello node.

* doc/automake.texi (amhello Explained): Point to Autoconf
manual for how to convert directory values into macros.
(Optional): Fix grammar nit.

Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bf44677..5fc0c9a 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2011-01-08  Karl Berry  <karl@freefriends.org>
+           Eric Blake  <eblake@redhat.com>
+
+       docs: reference defining directories in amhello node.
+       * doc/automake.texi (amhello Explained): Point to Autoconf
+       manual for how to convert directory values into macros.
+       (Optional): Fix grammar nit.
+
 2011-01-02   Stefano Lattarini  <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
 
        * NEWS: Fix typo (forgotten word).

diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi
index 43ad581..c63dbf3 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/automake.texi
+++ b/doc/automake.texi
@@ -1736,6 +1736,11 @@ automatically distributed is presented by @code{automake --help}).
 The only important effect of this second line is therefore to install
 @file{README} during @code{make install}.
 
+One thing not covered in this example is accessing the installation
+directory values (@pxref{Standard Directory Variables}) from your
+program code, that is, converting them into defined macros.  For this,
+@pxref{Defining Directories,,, autoconf, The Autoconf Manual}.
+
 
 @node Generalities
 @chapter General ideas
@@ -2905,7 +2910,7 @@ Automake will generate rules to rebuild these headers.  Older versions
 of Automake required the use of @code{AM_CONFIG_HEADER}
 (@pxref{Macros}); this is no longer the case.
 
-As for @code{AC_CONFIG_FILES} (@pxref{Requirements}), parts of the
+As with @code{AC_CONFIG_FILES} (@pxref{Requirements}), parts of the
 specification using shell variables will be ignored as far as
 cleaning, distributing, and rebuilding is concerned.