install-sh not found when AC_CONFIG_AUX() used

[Glenn McGrath]

I want to keep the root dir of my project as clean as possible so im
trying to use a seperate directory for the autotool scripts.

In my configure.ac i have

AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(./buildtools)

I do the following to add the required autotools files

$ automake --add-missing
configure.ac: installing `./buildtools/install-sh'
configure.ac: installing `./buildtools/mkinstalldirs'
configure.ac: installing `./buildtools/missing'
Makefile.am: installing `./INSTALL'
Makefile.am: installing `./COPYING'
src/Makefile.am: installing `./buildtools/compile'
src/Makefile.am: installing `./buildtools/depcomp'

then when i run ./configure i get
configure: error: cannot find install-sh or install.sh in . ./.. ./../..

Shouldnt configure be looking in the dir specified by AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR ?

Im using automake 1.6.2 and autoconf 2.53 on debian unstable (sid).



Glenn