+dnl ------------------
+dnl FOR INTERNAL USE by the NMH test suite
+dnl ------------------
+AC_ARG_VAR([NMHETCDIRINST], [for internal use by nmh test suite])
+AS_IF([test -n "$NMHETCDIRINST"], [nmhetcdirinst=$NMHETCDIRINST]
+ AC_SUBST([nmhetcdirinst]))
+