[bug-inetutils] Versioned use of automake.

[Mats Erik Andersson]

Dear all,

could we imagine decreasing the the version on Automake
stipulated in "configure.ac"?

  AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11])

  AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])

The most recent OpenIndiana (from September 2011) ships
with automake-1.10. I think we would do external testers
a service, were we to lower the demand. For my own work
with a slightly older OpenBSD, automake-1.9 is ideal.

Is there a work-around to get silent rules in pre-1.11?

Best regards,
  Mats