start preparing 1.2.

diff --git a/build-release b/build-release
index 43ecac790590103c155f3c6a7757440704d3a8cc..e206a13d25acf053369a56c1015dfcb4a802fe60 100755 (executable)
--- a/build-release
+++ b/build-release
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-devel="devel/" # uncomment for the stable branch
+# devel="devel/"       # uncomment for the stable branch
 
 # update the source
 
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ ${VISUAL} ChangeLog
 
 # now, prepare the distribution tar balls
 
+(cd m4 && make -f Makefile.am.in)
+automake
 touch configure.in
 make config.status
 ./config.status