The patch <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2006-09/msg00053.html> causes CVS coreutils bootstrap to emit worrisome warnings, as follows:
./bootstrap: automake --add-missing --copy --force-missing ... lib/gnulib.mk:19: variable `libcoreutils_a_LDFLAGS' is defined but no program or lib/gnulib.mk:19: library has `libcoreutils_a' as canonic name (possible typo) lib/Makefile.am:20: `lib/gnulib.mk' included from here OK to revert the patch? I'm not sure why it was needed; the Automake 1.9.6 documentation talks about maude_LDFLAGS only for programs, not for libraries.
