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diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi index 47a8e3a32..b4dad5c08 100644 --- a/doc/automake.texi +++ b/doc/automake.texi @@ -9911,7 +9911,11 @@ Beware not to mistake @code{CONFIGURE_DEPENDENCIES} for variable should be seldom used, because @command{automake} already tracks @code{m4_include}d files. However it can be useful when playing tricky games with @code{m4_esyscmd} or similar non-recommendable -macros with side effects. +macros with side effects. Be also aware that interactions of this +variable with the @ref{Autom4te Cache, , autom4te cache, autoconf, +The Autoconf Manual} are quite problematic and can cause subtle +breakage, so you might want to disable the cache if you want to use +@code{CONFIGURE_DEPENDENCIES}. @code{CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES} adds dependencies to the @file{config.status} rule, whose effect is to run @file{configure}. |