+if mkdir -p --version . >/dev/null 2>&1 && test ! -d ./--version; then
+ # We used to keeping the `.' as first argument, in order to
+ # allow $(mkdir_p) to be used without argument. As in
+ # $(mkdir_p) $(somedir)
+ # where $(somedir) is conditionally defined. However this is wrong
+ # for two reasons:
+ # 1. if the package is installed by a user who cannot write `.'
+ # make install will fail,
+ # 2. the above comment should most certainly read
+ # $(mkdir_p) $(DESTDIR)$(somedir)
+ # so it does not work when $(somedir) is undefined and
+ # $(DESTDIR) is not.
+ # To support the latter case, we have to write
+ # test -z "$(somedir)" || $(mkdir_p) $(DESTDIR)$(somedir),
+ # so the `.' trick is pointless.
+ mkdir_p='mkdir -p --'
+else
+ # On NextStep and OpenStep, the `mkdir' command does not
+ # recognize any option. It will interpret all options as
+ # directories to create, and then abort because `.' already
+ # exists.
+ for d in ./-p ./--version;
+ do
+ test -d $d && rmdir $d
+ done
+ # $(mkinstalldirs) is defined by Automake if mkinstalldirs exists.
+ if test -f "$ac_aux_dir/mkinstalldirs"; then
+ mkdir_p='$(mkinstalldirs)'
+ else
+ mkdir_p='$(install_sh) -d'
+ fi
+fi
+