Added --amdir option

diff --git a/automake.in b/automake.in
index 367930e..8c95ff4 100755 (executable)
--- a/automake.in
+++ b/automake.in
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
     --help | --h* )
        $echo "Usage: automake [OPTION]... [Makefile]..."
        $echo "\
+  --amdir=DIR           directory storing config files
   --help                print this help, then exit
   --version             print version number, then exit
   --include-deps        include generated dependencies in Makefile"
@@ -67,7 +68,20 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
        exit 0
        ;;
 
-    --include-deps)
+    --amdir=* | --a*=* )
+       am_dir="`echo \"${1}\" | sed -e 's/^[^=]*=//'`"
+       ;;
+
+    --amdir | --a* )
+       if test $# -eq 1; then
+         echo "automake: no argument given for option \`$1'" 1>&2
+         exit 1
+       fi
+       shift
+       am_dir="${1}"
+       ;;
+
+    --include-deps | --i*)
        am_incdeps=yes
        am_usedeps=no
        ;;