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==Local macros==
==Local macros==
Put them in <tt>acinclude.m4</tt>, *not* <tt>aclocal.m4</tt>. The latter is blown away by <tt>autoreconf</tt>. The former is properly included along with <tt>aclocal.m4</tt> (which ought be automatically generated by <tt>aclocal</tt>) by autotools.
Put them in <tt>acinclude.m4</tt>, *not* <tt>aclocal.m4</tt>. The latter is blown away by <tt>autoreconf</tt>. The former is properly included along with <tt>aclocal.m4</tt> (which ought be automatically generated by <tt>aclocal</tt>) by autotools.
Alternatively, you can use multiple files in a subdirectory, and then use <tt>AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([dirname])</tt> (and <tt>ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS=-I dirname</tt> in <tt>Makefile.am</tt>).