On Fri, 29 Aug 2014 19:55:53 +0100 Zé <jose.passes@xxxxxxx> wrote: > So, it appears that defining the VERSION variable ends up replacing > the VERSION string in the output with the definition provided by the > newly added m4_define() line. I thought there might be a conflict. Try: m4_define([APP_MAJOR_VERSION], [1]) m4_define([APP_MINOR_VERSION], [0]) m4_define([APP_PATCH_VERSION], [0]) m4_define([APP_VERSION],[APP_MAJOR_VERSION.APP_MINOR_VERSION.APP_PATCH_VERSION]) AC_INIT(foo,[APP_VERSION]) AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(foo,[APP_VERSION]) -- Don't stop where the ink does. Shawn _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf