https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/automake.git/commit/?id=199e7a445040270fa5ef67623c56cde40d765199
I installed into Automake 'master' a patch to prefer https: URLs to ftp: and
http: URLs. It's a long patch so I won't bore the mailing list with it. Details
and justification are here:
- FTP,HTTP → HTTPS in Automake doc and code Paul Eggert
- Re: FTP,HTTP → HTTPS in Automake doc and code Mathieu Lirzin
- Re: FTP,HTTP → HTTPS in Automake doc and code Paul Eggert