commit f5396cf3c7d90ddb54c96be0a2c7ed6d41d21d10
Author:     Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
AuthorDate: Tue Dec 10 17:02:05 2013 +0100
Commit:     Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
CommitDate: Tue Dec 10 17:02:59 2013 +0100

    build: do not create an INSTALL file

    If the general-instruction INSTALL file is not desired, just specify so
    in AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS rather than fiddling with it in autogen.sh.
---
 autogen.sh   | 15 ---------------
 configure.ac |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index faed544d..0f3d1037 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh

-if [ -e INSTALL ]; then
-    have_INSTALL=true
-else
-    have_INSTALL=false
-fi
-
 mkdir -p autotools

 aclocal
@@ -14,13 +8,4 @@ automake -ac
 autoconf
 automake

-# The INSTALL file is autogenerated, so it isn't stored in version control.
-# As the file isn't present, automake's -a option will install generic
-# install instructions.  So remove INSTALL if automake installed one.
-
-if ! $have_INSTALL; then
-    rm -f INSTALL
-fi
-
 ./configure "$@"
-
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 18c6ccd9..e7e257ec 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_PYTHON, $HAVE_PYTHON)

 dnl Automake v1.8.0 is required, please upgrade!

-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.8.0])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.8.0 foreign])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])

 WINDOWS_RC_VERSION=`echo $PACKAGE_VERSION | sed 's/-.*//; s/\./, /g; s/$/, 0/'`