From: Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 05:10:51 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: 	* automake.texi (Conditionals): Mention that conditionals must
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	* automake.texi (Conditionals): Mention that conditionals must
	always be invoked.  For PR automake/220.
---

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1248cef7..6bfeed99 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-08-22  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+	* automake.texi (Conditionals): Mention that conditionals must
+	always be invoked.  For PR automake/220.
+
 2001-08-22  Richard Boulton <richard@tartarus.org>
 	    Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
 
diff --git a/automake.texi b/automake.texi
index 8b3d814e..7434da94 100644
--- a/automake.texi
+++ b/automake.texi
@@ -4112,7 +4112,11 @@ underscores.  It must be different from @samp{TRUE} and @samp{FALSE}
 which are reserved by Automake.
 
 The shell @var{condition} (suitable for use in a shell @code{if}
-statement) is evaluated when @code{configure} is run.
+statement) is evaluated when @code{configure} is run.  Note that you
+must arrange for @emph{every} @code{AM_CONDITIONAL} to be invoked every
+time @code{configure} is run -- if @code{AM_CONDITIONAL} is run
+conditionally (e.g., in a shell @code{if} statement), then the result
+will confuse automake.
 @end defmac
 
 @cindex --enable-debug, example