Description of problem:
Did you ever try to build util-linux using the packages autoconf-2.61-2 and/or 
automake-1.10-2? I guess not, because it will die this way:

[...]
making all in intl
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/rpm/BUILD/e2fsprogs-1.39/intl'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/rpm/BUILD/e2fsprogs-1.39/intl'
making install in e2fsck
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/rpm/BUILD/e2fsprogs-1.39/e2fsck'
        MKINSTALLDIRS /sbin /usr/share/man/man8
make[1]: MKINSTALLDIRS@: Command not found
make[1]: *** [installdirs] Error 127
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/rpm/BUILD/e2fsprogs-1.39/e2fsck'
make: *** [install-progs-recursive] Error 1

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
autoconf-2.61-2
automake-1.10-2
e2fsprogs-1.39-7

How reproducible:
Everytime, see above.

Actual results:
Rebuilding ends with an error message.

Expected results:
No error and working rebuild ;-)

Additional info:
This bug report is similar like bug #217186 is for util-linux, maybe you're
able to adapt util-linux-2.13-mkdir_p.patch for e2fsprogs to save work...