search path are looked up is probably going to be changed in the
next Automake release (1.13).
+* Deprecated obsolescent features:
+
++ - Support for the "Cygnus-style" trees (enabled by the 'cygnus' option) is
++ now deprecated (its use triggers a warning in the 'obsolete' category).
++ It will be removed in the next major Automake release (1.13).
++
+ - The long-obsolete (since 1.10) automake-provided $(mkdir_p) make
+ variable, @mkdir_p@ configure-time substitution and AM_PROG_MKDIR
+ m4 macro are deprecated, eliciting a warning in the 'obsolete'
+ category. They will be removed in the next major version (1.13).
+
+Bugs fixed in 1.12.1:
+
+* Bugs introduced by 1.12:
+
+ - Several weaknesses in the Automake's own build system test suite
+ have been fixed.
+
+* Long-standing bugs:
+
+ - When the 'color-tests' option is in use, forcing of colored testsuite
+ output through "AM_COLOR_TESTS=always" works even if the terminal is
+ a non-ANSI one, i.e., if the TERM environment variable has a value of
+ "dumb".
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+New in 1.12:
+
* Obsolete features removed:
- The never documented nor truly used script 'acinstall' has been