* automake.texi (Macros): Warn about upgrading.

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+2002-02-02  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+       * automake.texi (Macros): Warn about upgrading.
+
 2002-02-01  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
 
        Change per GNU coding standards:

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 @cvindex PACKAGE, prevent definition
 @cvindex VERSION, prevent definition
 
+Note that if you're upgrading your @file{configure.in} from an earlier
+version of Automake, it is not always correct to simply move the package
+and version arguments from @code{AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE} directly to
+@code{AC_INIT}.  If your package name is not all lower case, you will
+have to use the four-argument form of @code{AC_INIT}.
+
+
 @item AM_MAKE_INCLUDE
 This macro is used to discover how the user's @code{make} handles
 @code{include} statements.  This macro is automatically invoked when