Remove the "gnits" option; it prohibits my using "+" as a version

string suffix, and all it does (beyond the default "gnu" option)
is to _require_ the THANKS file.
* configure.ac (AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE): Remove it.

Remove all AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS settings in Makefile.am files.
* tests/chgrp/Makefile.am, tests/chmod/Makefile.am:
* tests/chown/Makefile.am, tests/cp/Makefile.am:
* tests/du/Makefile.am, tests/expr/Makefile.am:
* tests/factor/Makefile.am, tests/general/Makefile.am:
* tests/install/Makefile.am, tests/ln/Makefile.am:
* tests/ls/Makefile.am, tests/mkdir/Makefile.am:
* tests/mv/Makefile.am, tests/readlink/Makefile.am:
* tests/rm/Makefile.am, tests/rmdir/Makefile.am:
* tests/seq/Makefile.am, tests/stty/Makefile.am:
* tests/tee/Makefile.am, tests/touch/Makefile.am:

20 files changed, 5 insertions, 48 deletions

diff --git a/tests/chgrp/Makefile.am b/tests/chgrp/Makefile.am
index 6ffa9b753..8dffd0157 100644
--- a/tests/chgrp/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/chgrp/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-.
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.4 gnits
-
 TESTS = \
   default-no-deref \
   basic \
diff --git a/tests/chmod/Makefile.am b/tests/chmod/Makefile.am
index 0eac48639..1388961a6 100644
--- a/tests/chmod/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/chmod/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-.
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.4 gnits
-
 TESTS = \
   inaccessible \
   c-option \
diff --git a/tests/chown/Makefile.am b/tests/chown/Makefile.am
index e452a0110..61e65818f 100644
--- a/tests/chown/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/chown/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-.
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.4 gnits
-
 TESTS = \
   preserve-root \
   basic \
diff --git a/tests/cp/Makefile.am b/tests/cp/Makefile.am
index 8c978ee42..f9925dbc4 100644
--- a/tests/cp/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/cp/Makefile.am
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
 # 02110-1301, USA.
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.1 gnits
-
 TESTS = \
   file-perm-race parent-perm-race \
   backup-dir \
diff --git a/tests/du/Makefile.am b/tests/du/Makefile.am
index 152745016..3149cfac6 100644
--- a/tests/du/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/du/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Make coreutils tests for "du".			-*-Makefile-*-
 
-# Copyright (C) 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2000, 2002-2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -18,8 +17,6 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
 # 02110-1301, USA.
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.4 gnits
-
 TESTS = \
   one-file-system \
   inacc-dest \
diff --git a/tests/expr/Makefile.am b/tests/expr/Makefile.am
index e63e4a129..7440c74dc 100644
--- a/tests/expr/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/expr/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-.
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.3b gnits
-
 TESTS = basic
 EXTRA_DIST = $(TESTS)
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
diff --git a/tests/factor/Makefile.am b/tests/factor/Makefile.am
index a77612944..dedc143bb 100644
--- a/tests/factor/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/factor/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-.
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.3b gnits
-
 TESTS = basic
 EXTRA_DIST = $(TESTS)
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
diff --git a/tests/general/Makefile.am b/tests/general/Makefile.am
index aba767aa8..1dbc1d1f6 100644
--- a/tests/general/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/general/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to create Makefile.in.
 
 ## Makefile for Autoconf testsuite.
-## Copyright (C) 2000, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+## Copyright (C) 2000, 2003, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 ## This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ## it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 ## Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
 ## 02110-1301, USA.
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = gnits
-
 SUITE = suite.at dd.at m4sh.at
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(SUITE) testsuite
diff --git a/tests/install/Makefile.am b/tests/install/Makefile.am
index 4e262ee9e..5544d7d50 100644
--- a/tests/install/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/install/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-.
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.3 gnits
-
 TESTS = trap basic-1 create-leading d-slashdot
 EXTRA_DIST = $(TESTS)
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
diff --git a/tests/ln/Makefile.am b/tests/ln/Makefile.am
index 0f970783c..7ae15a75b 100644
--- a/tests/ln/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/ln/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-.
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.2 gnits
-
 TESTS = hard-backup target-1 sf-1 misc backup-1
 EXTRA_DIST = $(TESTS)
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
diff --git a/tests/ls/Makefile.am b/tests/ls/Makefile.am
index 36d7b4f2c..461ba0756 100644
--- a/tests/ls/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/ls/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Make coreutils tests for "ls".		-*-Makefile-*-
 
-# Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 Free
-# Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 1997-2003, 2006-2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -18,8 +17,6 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
 # 02110-1301, USA.
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.2 gnits
-
 TESTS = \
   nameless-uid \
   color-dtype-dir \
diff --git a/tests/mkdir/Makefile.am b/tests/mkdir/Makefile.am
index ab217af47..fc2ab777d 100644
--- a/tests/mkdir/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/mkdir/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-.
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.1 gnits
-
 TESTS = \
   p-thru-slink \
   p-3 p-1 p-2 p-v special-1 perm parents t-slash p-slashdot
diff --git a/tests/mv/Makefile.am b/tests/mv/Makefile.am
index dcc6d227f..71c911994 100644
--- a/tests/mv/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/mv/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Make coreutils tests for "mv".			-*-Makefile-*-
 
-# Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
+# Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
 # Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
 # 02110-1301, USA.
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.3 gnits
-
 TESTS = \
   hard-verbose \
   backup-dir \
diff --git a/tests/readlink/Makefile.am b/tests/readlink/Makefile.am
index c6a5945cb..4ff7ef37a 100644
--- a/tests/readlink/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/readlink/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-.
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.4 gnits
-
 TESTS = rl-1 can-e can-f can-m
 EXTRA_DIST = $(TESTS)
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
diff --git a/tests/rm/Makefile.am b/tests/rm/Makefile.am
index 4c212b9d6..e94648945 100644
--- a/tests/rm/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/rm/Makefile.am
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
 # 02110-1301, USA.
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.1 gnits
-
 TESTS = \
   i-never \
   fail-eacces \
diff --git a/tests/rmdir/Makefile.am b/tests/rmdir/Makefile.am
index e1c96437e..eadbaba33 100644
--- a/tests/rmdir/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/rmdir/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-.
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.4 gnits
-
 TESTS = fail-perm ignore t-slash
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(TESTS)
diff --git a/tests/seq/Makefile.am b/tests/seq/Makefile.am
index 3af0268b9..7463a5d3a 100644
--- a/tests/seq/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/seq/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-.
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.3b gnits
-
 TESTS = basic
 EXTRA_DIST = $(TESTS)
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
diff --git a/tests/stty/Makefile.am b/tests/stty/Makefile.am
index 003b7eb13..5cd33b5f2 100644
--- a/tests/stty/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/stty/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-.
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.2f gnits
-
 TESTS = row-col-1 basic-1
 EXTRA_DIST = $(TESTS)
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
diff --git a/tests/tee/Makefile.am b/tests/tee/Makefile.am
index c4b8b2993..48f3239af 100644
--- a/tests/tee/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/tee/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-.
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.4 gnits
-
 TESTS = basic dash
 EXTRA_DIST = $(TESTS)
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
diff --git a/tests/touch/Makefile.am b/tests/touch/Makefile.am
index aabdb0900..1fce9cd67 100644
--- a/tests/touch/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/touch/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Make coreutils tests for "touch".		-*-Makefile-*-
 
-# Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
-# Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 1998-2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -18,8 +17,6 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
 # 02110-1301, USA.
 
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.3 gnits
-
 TESTS = \
   read-only \
   relative \