[automake 1.14] [erroneously sent to the `automake' list] It seems that there are problems if AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR contains more than a single directory. Calling aclocal -I gnulib/m4 --force -I m4 within the attached bundle causes aclocal: error: couldn't open directory 'gnulib/m4 m4': No such file or directory If I comment out the lines AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([gnulib/m4 m4]) in `configure.ac' the call succeeds. Werner PS: Sorry for not sending a minimum example, but I don't have enough time to work on that.