Autotest: using $abs_srcdir with m4_include

[Nathaniel D. Sizemore]

Using Autotest (in Autoconf 2.59), I have a suite in which the tests  
are grouped logically in directories.  To ease the process of adding  
tests for the rest of the dev team, each subdirectory has its own  
'testsuite.at' file that is included at the top-level tests directory  
by using m4_include.  For example, if the directory structure is like

myProject/tests/
  type1/
    testsuite.at
    other files needed for tests
  type2/
    testsuite.at
    other files needed for tests
  type3/
    testsuite.at
    other files needed for tests

then the testsuite.at file in myProject/tests/ would have the  
following lines:

m4_include([$abs_srcdir/type1/testsuite.at])
m4_include([$abs_srcdir/type2/testsuite.at])
m4_include([$abs_srcdir/type3/testsuite.at])

However, I've discovered that $abs_srcdir does not get expanded in  
the m4_include() macro for some reason.  I'm using it (and other  
variables from atconfig) elsewhere, in such macros at AT_CHECK(), and  
all is well.

Am I doing something wrong?  Is there a way to have m4_include expand  
the variables I need, or failing that, some way to replace m4_include  
with a workaround?

My thanks for any insights or suggestions.

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