maint: resync files from upstream

'make syntax-check' complained about something that was already
fixed upstream in doc/standards.texi, so I ran 'make update', and
omitted lib/Autom4te as that still has some issues to be sorted out.

* GNUmakefile: Resync from upstream.
* build-aux/announce-gen: Likewise.
* build-aux/config.guess: Likewise.
* build-aux/config.sub: Likewise.
* build-aux/git-version-gen: Likewise.
* build-aux/gitlog-to-changelog: Likewise.
* build-aux/gnupload: Likewise.
* build-aux/move-if-change: Likewise.
* build-aux/texinfo.tex: Likewise.
* build-aux/update-copyright: Likewise.
* build-aux/useless-if-before-free: Likewise.
* build-aux/vc-list-files: Likewise.
* doc/gendocs_template: Likewise.
* doc/standards.texi: Likewise.
* m4/autobuild.m4: Likewise.
* maint.mk: Likewise.

16 files changed, 94 insertions, 87 deletions

diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 58f2ead4..8759034e 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # It is necessary if you want to build targets usually of interest
 # only to the maintainer.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2001, 2003, 2006-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2001, 2003, 2006-2013 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
diff --git a/build-aux/announce-gen b/build-aux/announce-gen
index ec7c22a2..3a64ec65 100755
--- a/build-aux/announce-gen
+++ b/build-aux/announce-gen
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ my $VERSION = '2012-06-08 06:53'; # UTC
 # If you change this file with Emacs, please let the write hook
 # do its job.  Otherwise, update this string manually.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2013 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
diff --git a/build-aux/config.guess b/build-aux/config.guess
index 872b96a1..0aee6044 100755
--- a/build-aux/config.guess
+++ b/build-aux/config.guess
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 # Attempt to guess a canonical system name.
 #   Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
 #   2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
-#   2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#   2011, 2012, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
-timestamp='2012-09-25'
+timestamp='2012-12-30'
 
 # This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
 # (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
@@ -22,19 +22,17 @@ timestamp='2012-09-25'
 # As a special exception to the GNU General Public License, if you
 # distribute this file as part of a program that contains a
 # configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under
-# the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program.
-
-
-# Originally written by Per Bothner.  Please send patches (context
-# diff format) to <config-patches@gnu.org> and include a ChangeLog
-# entry.
+# the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that
+# program.  This Exception is an additional permission under section 7
+# of the GNU General Public License, version 3 ("GPLv3").
 #
-# This script attempts to guess a canonical system name similar to
-# config.sub.  If it succeeds, it prints the system name on stdout, and
-# exits with 0.  Otherwise, it exits with 1.
+# Originally written by Per Bothner.
 #
 # You can get the latest version of this script from:
 # http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=config.git;a=blob_plain;f=config.guess;hb=HEAD
+#
+# Please send patches with a ChangeLog entry to config-patches@gnu.org.
+
 
 me=`echo "$0" | sed -e 's,.*/,,'`
 
@@ -55,8 +53,8 @@ GNU config.guess ($timestamp)
 
 Originally written by Per Bothner.
 Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
-2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
-Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
+2012, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE."
diff --git a/build-aux/config.sub b/build-aux/config.sub
index 8df55110..d1dfcc59 100755
--- a/build-aux/config.sub
+++ b/build-aux/config.sub
@@ -2,23 +2,19 @@
 # Configuration validation subroutine script.
 #   Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
 #   2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
-#   2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#   2011, 2012, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
-timestamp='2012-12-06'
+timestamp='2012-12-31'
 
-# This file is (in principle) common to ALL GNU software.
-# The presence of a machine in this file suggests that SOME GNU software
-# can handle that machine.  It does not imply ALL GNU software can.
-#
-# This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
 # (at your option) any later version.
 #
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
@@ -26,11 +22,12 @@ timestamp='2012-12-06'
 # As a special exception to the GNU General Public License, if you
 # distribute this file as part of a program that contains a
 # configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under
-# the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program.
+# the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that
+# program.  This Exception is an additional permission under section 7
+# of the GNU General Public License, version 3 ("GPLv3").
 
 
-# Please send patches to <config-patches@gnu.org>.  Submit a context
-# diff and a properly formatted GNU ChangeLog entry.
+# Please send patches with a ChangeLog entry to config-patches@gnu.org.
 #
 # Configuration subroutine to validate and canonicalize a configuration type.
 # Supply the specified configuration type as an argument.
@@ -74,8 +71,8 @@ version="\
 GNU config.sub ($timestamp)
 
 Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
-2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
-Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
+2012, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE."
@@ -1503,9 +1500,6 @@ case $os in
 	-aros*)
 		os=-aros
 		;;
-	-kaos*)
-		os=-kaos
-		;;
 	-zvmoe)
 		os=-zvmoe
 		;;
diff --git a/build-aux/git-version-gen b/build-aux/git-version-gen
index 0fa90636..34682473 100755
--- a/build-aux/git-version-gen
+++ b/build-aux/git-version-gen
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Print a version string.
-scriptversion=2012-03-18.17; # UTC
+scriptversion=2012-12-31.23; # UTC
 
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2013 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
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Print a version string.
 Options:
 
    --prefix           prefix of git tags (default 'v')
+   --fallback         fallback version to use if \"git --version\" fails
 
    --help             display this help and exit
    --version          output version information and exit
@@ -93,20 +94,22 @@ Options:
 Running without arguments will suffice in most cases."
 
 prefix=v
+fallback=
 
 while test $# -gt 0; do
   case $1 in
     --help) echo "$usage"; exit 0;;
     --version) echo "$version"; exit 0;;
     --prefix) shift; prefix="$1";;
+    --fallback) shift; fallback="$1";;
     -*)
       echo "$0: Unknown option '$1'." >&2
       echo "$0: Try '--help' for more information." >&2
       exit 1;;
     *)
-      if test -z "$tarball_version_file"; then
+      if test "x$tarball_version_file" = x; then
         tarball_version_file="$1"
-      elif test -z "$tag_sed_script"; then
+      elif test "x$tag_sed_script" = x; then
         tag_sed_script="$1"
       else
         echo "$0: extra non-option argument '$1'." >&2
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
   shift
 done
 
-if test -z "$tarball_version_file"; then
+if test "x$tarball_version_file" = x; then
     echo "$usage"
     exit 1
 fi
@@ -140,11 +143,11 @@ then
         [0-9]*) ;;
         *) v= ;;
     esac
-    test -z "$v" \
+    test "x$v" = x \
         && echo "$0: WARNING: $tarball_version_file is missing or damaged" 1>&2
 fi
 
-if test -n "$v"
+if test "x$v" != x
 then
     : # use $v
 # Otherwise, if there is at least one git commit involving the working
@@ -184,8 +187,10 @@ then
     # Remove the "g" in git describe's output string, to save a byte.
     v=`echo "$v" | sed 's/-/./;s/\(.*\)-g/\1-/'`;
     v_from_git=1
-else
+elif test "x$fallback" = x || git --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     v=UNKNOWN
+else
+    v=$fallback
 fi
 
 v=`echo "$v" |sed "s/^$prefix//"`
@@ -193,7 +198,7 @@ v=`echo "$v" |sed "s/^$prefix//"`
 # Test whether to append the "-dirty" suffix only if the version
 # string we're using came from git.  I.e., skip the test if it's "UNKNOWN"
 # or if it came from .tarball-version.
-if test -n "$v_from_git"; then
+if test "x$v_from_git" != x; then
   # Don't declare a version "dirty" merely because a time stamp has changed.
   git update-index --refresh > /dev/null 2>&1
 
diff --git a/build-aux/gitlog-to-changelog b/build-aux/gitlog-to-changelog
index 5184edc7..e02d34c2 100755
--- a/build-aux/gitlog-to-changelog
+++ b/build-aux/gitlog-to-changelog
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ my $VERSION = '2012-07-29 06:11'; # UTC
 # If you change this file with Emacs, please let the write hook
 # do its job.  Otherwise, update this string manually.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2008-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2008-2013 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
diff --git a/build-aux/gnupload b/build-aux/gnupload
index f6b999b7..e329e839 100755
--- a/build-aux/gnupload
+++ b/build-aux/gnupload
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 scriptversion=2012-12-11.16; # UTC
 
-# Copyright (C) 2004-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2004-2013 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
diff --git a/build-aux/move-if-change b/build-aux/move-if-change
index 8cae2b39..f45cbea3 100755
--- a/build-aux/move-if-change
+++ b/build-aux/move-if-change
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ VERSION='2012-01-06 07:23'; # UTC
 # If you change this file with Emacs, please let the write hook
 # do its job.  Otherwise, update this string manually.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2013 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
diff --git a/build-aux/texinfo.tex b/build-aux/texinfo.tex
index b5f31415..d64f45bb 100644
--- a/build-aux/texinfo.tex
+++ b/build-aux/texinfo.tex
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 % Load plain if necessary, i.e., if running under initex.
 \expandafter\ifx\csname fmtname\endcsname\relax\input plain\fi
 %
-\def\texinfoversion{2012-11-08.11}
+\def\texinfoversion{2013-01-01.15}
 %
 % Copyright 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
 % 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
-% 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+% 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 %
 % This texinfo.tex file is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
 % modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 %
 % As a special exception, when this file is read by TeX when processing
 % a Texinfo source document, you may use the result without
-% restriction.  (This has been our intent since Texinfo was invented.)
+% restriction. This Exception is an additional permission under section 7
+% of the GNU General Public License, version 3 ("GPLv3").
 %
 % Please try the latest version of texinfo.tex before submitting bug
 % reports; you can get the latest version from:
diff --git a/build-aux/update-copyright b/build-aux/update-copyright
index 082b749d..c72d0e67 100755
--- a/build-aux/update-copyright
+++ b/build-aux/update-copyright
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ eval '(exit $?0)' && eval 'exec perl -wS -0777 -pi "$0" ${1+"$@"}'
     if 0;
 # Update an FSF copyright year list to include the current year.
 
-my $VERSION = '2012-02-05.21:39'; # UTC
+my $VERSION = '2013-01-03.09:41'; # UTC
 
-# Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2013 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
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ if (defined $stmt_re)
     if ($final_year != $this_year)
       {
         # Update the year.
-        $stmt =~ s/$final_year_orig/$final_year, $this_year/;
+        $stmt =~ s/\b$final_year_orig\b/$final_year, $this_year/;
       }
     if ($final_year != $this_year || $ENV{'UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_FORCE'})
       {
diff --git a/build-aux/useless-if-before-free b/build-aux/useless-if-before-free
index 2b646308..663347a3 100755
--- a/build-aux/useless-if-before-free
+++ b/build-aux/useless-if-before-free
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ my $VERSION = '2012-01-06 07:23'; # UTC
 # If you change this file with Emacs, please let the write hook
 # do its job.  Otherwise, update this string manually.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2008-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2008-2013 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
diff --git a/build-aux/vc-list-files b/build-aux/vc-list-files
index d477da8e..7ec335fb 100755
--- a/build-aux/vc-list-files
+++ b/build-aux/vc-list-files
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Print a version string.
 scriptversion=2011-05-16.22; # UTC
 
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2013 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
diff --git a/doc/gendocs_template b/doc/gendocs_template
index a62ad616..63fbe539 100644
--- a/doc/gendocs_template
+++ b/doc/gendocs_template
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ the FSF.<br />
 Please send broken links and other corrections or suggestions to
 <a href="mailto:%%EMAIL%%">&lt;%%EMAIL%%&gt;</a>.</p>
 
-<p>Copyright &copy; 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright &copy; 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
 
 <p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article are
 permitted worldwide, without royalty, in any medium, provided this
diff --git a/doc/standards.texi b/doc/standards.texi
index 5fb433f8..6978e51e 100644
--- a/doc/standards.texi
+++ b/doc/standards.texi
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 @setfilename standards.info
 @settitle GNU Coding Standards
 @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file:
-@set lastupdate November 25, 2012
+@set lastupdate January 1, 2013
 @c %**end of header
 
 @dircategory GNU organization
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ The GNU coding standards, last updated @value{lastupdate}.
 
 Copyright @copyright{} 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
-2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+2011, 2012, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
@@ -339,20 +339,21 @@ system.
 
 @node Compatibility
 @section Compatibility with Other Implementations
-@cindex compatibility with C and @sc{posix} standards
-@cindex @sc{posix} compatibility
+@cindex compatibility with C and POSIX standards
+@cindex C compatibility
+@cindex POSIX compatibility
 
 With occasional exceptions, utility programs and libraries for GNU
 should be upward compatible with those in Berkeley Unix, and upward
 compatible with Standard C if Standard C specifies their
-behavior, and upward compatible with @sc{posix} if @sc{posix} specifies
+behavior, and upward compatible with POSIX if POSIX specifies
 their behavior.
 
 When these standards conflict, it is useful to offer compatibility
 modes for each of them.
 
 @cindex options for compatibility
-Standard C and @sc{posix} prohibit many kinds of extensions.  Feel
+Standard C and POSIX prohibit many kinds of extensions.  Feel
 free to make the extensions anyway, and include a @samp{--ansi},
 @samp{--posix}, or @samp{--compatible} option to turn them off.
 However, if the extension has a significant chance of breaking any real
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ programs or scripts, then it is not really upward compatible.  So you
 should try to redesign its interface to make it upward compatible.
 
 @cindex @code{POSIXLY_CORRECT}, environment variable
-Many GNU programs suppress extensions that conflict with @sc{posix} if the
+Many GNU programs suppress extensions that conflict with POSIX if the
 environment variable @code{POSIXLY_CORRECT} is defined (even if it is
 defined with a null value).  Please make your program recognize this
 variable if appropriate.
@@ -408,18 +409,24 @@ already.  That would be extremely troublesome in certain cases.
 
 @node Standard C
 @section Standard C and Pre-Standard C
-@cindex @sc{ansi} C standard
+@cindex ANSI C standard
 
 1989 Standard C is widespread enough now that it is ok to use its
-features in new programs.  There is one exception: do not ever use the
+features in programs.  There is one exception: do not ever use the
 ``trigraph'' feature of Standard C.
 
-1999 Standard C is not widespread yet, so please do not require its
-features in programs.  It is ok to use its features if they are present.
+The 1999 and 2011 editions of Standard C are not fully supported
+on all platforms.  If you aim to support compilation by
+compilers other than GCC, you should not require these C
+features in your programs.  It is ok to use these features
+conditionally when the compiler supports them.
+
+If your program is only meant to compile with GCC, then you can
+use these features if GCC supports them, when they give substantial
+benefit.
 
 However, it is easy to support pre-standard compilers in most programs,
-so if you know how to do that, feel free.  If a program you are
-maintaining has such support, you should try to keep it working.
+so if you know how to do that, feel free.
 
 @cindex function prototypes
 To support pre-standard C, instead of writing function definitions in
@@ -664,10 +671,10 @@ These are supported compatibly by GNU.
 
 @cindex signal handling
 The preferred signal handling facilities are the BSD variant of
-@code{signal}, and the @sc{posix} @code{sigaction} function; the
+@code{signal}, and the POSIX @code{sigaction} function; the
 alternative USG @code{signal} interface is an inferior design.
 
-Nowadays, using the @sc{posix} signal functions may be the easiest way
+Nowadays, using the POSIX signal functions may be the easiest way
 to make a program portable.  If you use @code{signal}, then on GNU/Linux
 systems running GNU libc version 1, you should include
 @file{bsd/signal.h} instead of @file{signal.h}, so as to get BSD
@@ -900,11 +907,11 @@ the graphical interface, these won't be much extra work.
 @cindex command-line interface
 
 @findex getopt
-It is a good idea to follow the @sc{posix} guidelines for the
+It is a good idea to follow the POSIX guidelines for the
 command-line options of a program.  The easiest way to do this is to use
 @code{getopt} to parse them.  Note that the GNU version of @code{getopt}
 will normally permit options anywhere among the arguments unless the
-special argument @samp{--} is used.  This is not what @sc{posix}
+special argument @samp{--} is used.  This is not what POSIX
 specifies; it is a GNU extension.
 
 @cindex long-named options
@@ -2865,7 +2872,7 @@ versions.  For a GNU program, this kind of portability is desirable, but
 not paramount.
 
 The primary purpose of GNU software is to run on top of the GNU kernel,
-compiled with the GNU C compiler, on various types of @sc{cpu}.  So the
+compiled with the GNU C compiler, on various types of CPU.  So the
 kinds of portability that are absolutely necessary are quite limited.
 But it is important to support Linux-based GNU systems, since they
 are the form of GNU that is popular.
@@ -2887,7 +2894,7 @@ written.
 Avoid using the format of semi-internal data bases (e.g., directories)
 when there is a higher-level alternative (@code{readdir}).
 
-@cindex non-@sc{posix} systems, and portability
+@cindex non-POSIX systems, and portability
 As for systems that are not like Unix, such as MSDOS, Windows, VMS, MVS,
 and older Macintosh systems, supporting them is often a lot of work.
 When that is the case, it is better to spend your time adding features
@@ -2916,11 +2923,11 @@ using their names for any other meanings.  Doing so would make it hard
 to move your code into other GNU programs.
 
 @node CPU Portability
-@section Portability between @sc{cpu}s
+@section Portability between CPUs
 
 @cindex data types, and portability
 @cindex portability, and data types
-Even GNU systems will differ because of differences among @sc{cpu}
+Even GNU systems will differ because of differences among CPU
 types---for example, difference in byte ordering and alignment
 requirements.  It is absolutely essential to handle these differences.
 However, don't make any effort to cater to the possibility that an
@@ -2991,12 +2998,12 @@ from zero.
 
 Historically, C implementations differed substantially, and many
 systems lacked a full implementation of ANSI/ISO C89.  Nowadays,
-however, very few systems lack a C89 compiler and GNU C supports
-almost all of C99.  Similarly, most systems implement POSIX.1-1993
-libraries and tools, and many have POSIX.1-2001.
+however, all practical systems have a C89 compiler and GNU C supports
+almost all of C99 and some of C11.  Similarly, most systems implement
+POSIX.1-2001 libraries and tools, and many have POSIX.1-2008.
 
 Hence, there is little reason to support old C or non-POSIX systems,
-and you may want to take advantage of C99 and POSIX-1.2001 to write
+and you may want to take advantage of standard C and POSIX to write
 clearer, more portable, or faster code.  You should use standard
 interfaces where possible; but if GNU extensions make your program
 more maintainable, powerful, or otherwise better, don't hesitate to
@@ -4092,7 +4099,7 @@ package the version can be found;
 
 @item a general description of what the package does;
 
-@item a reference to the the file @file{INSTALL}, which
+@item a reference to the file @file{INSTALL}, which
 should in turn contain an explanation of the installation procedure;
 
 @item a brief explanation of any unusual top-level directories or
diff --git a/m4/autobuild.m4 b/m4/autobuild.m4
index 284dc602..3147b5b0 100644
--- a/m4/autobuild.m4
+++ b/m4/autobuild.m4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # autobuild.m4 serial 7
-dnl Copyright (C) 2004, 2006-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl Copyright (C) 2004, 2006-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
 dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
 dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
diff --git a/maint.mk b/maint.mk
index ce9ed058..2b454a15 100644
--- a/maint.mk
+++ b/maint.mk
@@ -1370,7 +1370,8 @@ endef
 
 .PHONY: no-submodule-changes
 no-submodule-changes:
-	$(AM_V_GEN)if test -d $(srcdir)/.git; then			\
+	$(AM_V_GEN)if test -d $(srcdir)/.git				\
+		&& git --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then			\
 	  diff=$$(cd $(srcdir) && git submodule -q foreach		\
 		  git diff-index --name-only HEAD)			\
 	    || exit 1;							\
@@ -1388,7 +1389,8 @@ submodule-checks ?= no-submodule-changes public-submodule-commit
 # cannot be built from a fresh clone.
 .PHONY: public-submodule-commit
 public-submodule-commit:
-	$(AM_V_GEN)if test -d $(srcdir)/.git; then			\
+	$(AM_V_GEN)if test -d $(srcdir)/.git				\
+		&& git --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then			\
 	  cd $(srcdir) &&						\
 	  git submodule --quiet foreach					\
 	      test '"$$(git rev-parse "$$sha1")"'			\