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Description of problem:

The latest released version of Automake is 1.8.5 (see :
http://sources.redhat.com/automake).

Fedora Development currently carries the package "automake-1.8.4-1".

Automake 1.8.5 has the following bugfixes :

- Define DIST_SUBDIRS even when the `no-dist' or `cygnus' options are
used so that `make distclean' and `make maintainer-clean' can work.

- Define AR and ARFLAGS even when only EXTRA_LIBRARIES are defined.

- Fix many rules to please FreeBSD make, which runs commands with `sh -e'.

- Polish diagnostic when no input file is found.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Check GNU mirror site of Automake.
2. Check Fedora Core development.


Actual Results:
1. Automake 1.8.5
2. Automake 1.8.4

Expected Results:
1. Automake 1.8.5
2. Automake 1.8.5

Additional info:

1.8.5 seems a safe upgrade; only bug fixes.