3 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28c1b20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+AUTHORS
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Please check the source code files and/or git history and/or ChangeLog for
+a list of all authors and contributors.
+
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 8185af0..d760233 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ echo "Generating build system..."
 ${LIBTOOLIZE} --install --copy --quiet || exit 1
 aclocal ${ACLOCAL_DIR} || exit 1
 autoheader || exit 1
-automake --add-missing --copy --foreign || exit 1
+automake --add-missing --copy || exit 1
 autoconf || exit 1
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 854e87f..ffb6d84 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([autostuff])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([autostuff])
 
 # We require at least automake 1.11 (needed for 'silent rules').
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 -Wall -Werror foreign std-options])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 -Wall -Werror std-options check-news])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
 m4_ifdef([AM_PROG_AR], [AM_PROG_AR])