How to include condition in Makefile.am so it gets propagated to Makefile.in?

[Daniel Kabs]

Hello!

Regarding my question in

  <43a7ec9c$0$9651$9b4e6d93@newsread2.arcor-online.net>

about how to include a conditional, e.g.

  ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),help)
    MAKEFLAGS = -k
  endif

the problem was: If I run "automake" on Makefile.am containing the above 
code, "automake" moves the assignment out of the if-endif clause. My 
workaround was to have this code in a separate file and import it using 
the "include" directive.

I'd like to know what is the _standard automake procedure_ to include 
that conditional so it gets propagated verbatim to Makefile(.in)?


Thanks!

Cheers
Daniel
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