See commit v1.13.1-109-g030ecb4 of 2013-01-16, "compat: restore AM_PROG_MKDIR, again", for the rationale.
Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattar...@gmail.com> --- NEWS | 7 ------- 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index d24771d..26b7898 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -22,13 +22,6 @@ New in 1.14: * Obsolete features removed: - - The long-obsolete (since automake 1.10) AM_PROG_MKDIR m4 macro has - been removed. The $(mkdir_p) make variable and the @mkdir_p@ - substitutionl still remains available for the moment, as aliases - of $(MKDIR_P), for better backward compatibility; but you are - advised to stop using ASAP, as they might be removed in future - Automake versions. - - Support for the long-deprecated name 'configure.in' for the Autoconf input file has been removed altogether. Just use the modern name 'configure.ac' instead. -- 1.8.1.rc3.192.g2d0029e