Adds new README.md and updates AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE

4 files changed, 52 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 603d5c8..ea647f8 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	ChangeLog \
 	INSTALL \
 	NEWS \
-	README \
 	m4/introspection.m4 \
 	m4/vapigen.m4
 
diff --git a/README b/README
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/README
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba375f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPL%20v2-blue.svg)](https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfconf/-/blob/master/COPYING)
+
+# xfconf
+
+
+Xfconf is a hierarchical (tree-like) configuration system where the immediate 
+child nodes of the root are called “channels”. All settings beneath the 
+channel nodes are called “properties.”
+See the xfconf homepage for usage and examples.
+
+----
+
+### Homepage
+
+[Xfconf documentation](https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfconf/start)
+
+### Changelog
+
+See [NEWS](https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfconf/-/blob/master/NEWS) for details on changes and fixes made in the current release.
+
+### Source Code Repository
+
+[Xfconf source code](https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfconf)
+
+### Download a Release Tarball
+
+[Xfconf archive](https://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/xfconf)
+    or
+[Xfconf tags](https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfconf/-/tags)
+
+### Installation
+
+From source: 
+
+    % cd xfconf
+    % ./autogen.sh
+    % make
+    % make install
+
+From release tarball:
+
+    % tar xf xfconf-<version>.tar.bz2
+    % cd xfconf-<version>
+    % ./configure
+    % make
+    % make install
+
+### Reporting Bugs
+
+Visit the [reporting bugs](https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfconf/bugs) page to view currently open bug reports and instructions on reporting new bugs or submitting bugfixes.
+
diff --git a/configure.ac.in b/configure.ac.in
index 1255d24..4610dc6 100644
--- a/configure.ac.in
+++ b/configure.ac.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS([m4])
 AC_PREREQ([2.50])
 
 dnl init automake
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 dist-bzip2 tar-ustar no-dist-gzip])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 dist-bzip2 tar-ustar no-dist-gzip foreign])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])