[Automake-NG] [FYI] Merge branch 'maint' into ng/master

[Stefano Lattarini]

commit ae1486dcdefb2bab1e323c2c88b42d9094daca52
Merge: 88d130e 24bf687
Author:     Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>
AuthorDate: Sat Oct 27 10:57:57 2012 +0200
Commit:     Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>
CommitDate: Sat Oct 27 11:14:37 2012 +0200

    Merge branch 'maint' into ng/master

    * maint:
      sync: update files from upstream with "make fetch"
      maintcheck: remove an obsolescent check
      tests: rename some tests to more expressive names, again
      tests: remove an obsolescent grepping check
      tests: merge two tests on automatic remake functionality
      tests: rename some test to more expressive names
      news: 'compile' supports libfoo.a naming when wrapping Microsoft tools
      tests: ensure generation of wrapper tests matching multiple conditions
      tests: simplify a loop in gen-testsuite-part
      compile: support libfoo.a naming when wrapping Microsoft tools
      NEWS: fix wording and grammaros, re-wrap text accordingly
      cosmetics: fix typo in 'lib/depcomp' comments

    + Extra non-trivial changes:

    * Makefile.am (XFAIL_TESTS): Rename 't/pr8365-remake-timing.sh' to
    't/remake-timing-bug-pr8365.sh' (in master, this was done for in
    file 't/list-of-tests.mk', but that is gone in ng/master).
    * t/parallel-tests-empty-tests.sh: Merge ...
    * t/parallel-tests-empty.sh: ... into this, to reduce confusion and
    code duplication.
    * t/remake-maintainer-mode.sh: Delete: Automake-NG don't support
    AM_MAINTAINER_MODE (see commit v1.12.2-790-g00a3837).

    Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>