Docs: clarify how to avoid automatic dependencies tracking.

* doc/automake.texi (Automatic dependency tracking): Mention that
automatic dependencies tracking is enabled by default, but that
the package developer can disable it altogether.  Add a reference
to the proper section for a more in-depth explanation.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 2010-08-17  Stefano Lattarini  <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
+           Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
+
+       Docs: clarify how to avoid automatic dependencies tracking.
+       * doc/automake.texi (Automatic dependency tracking): Mention that
+       automatic dependencies tracking is enabled by default, but that
+       the package developer can disable it altogether.  Add a reference
+       to the proper section for a more in-depth explanation.
 
        Fix typo in manual (`Makefile.in' instead of `Makefile.am').
        * doc/automake.texi (Automatic dependency tracking): Fix typo.

diff --git a/doc/automake.texi b/doc/automake.texi
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--- a/doc/automake.texi
+++ b/doc/automake.texi
@@ -1247,6 +1247,10 @@ source being compiled).  Later, any time @command{make} is run and a
 dependency appears to have changed, the dependent files will be
 rebuilt.
 
+Automake generates code for automatic dependency tracking by default,
+unless the developer chooses to override it; for more information,
+@pxref{Dependencies}.
+
 When @command{configure} is executed, you can see it probing each
 compiler for the dependency mechanism it supports (several mechanisms
 can be used):