Request 126845 (accepted)

This request supersedes: request 126844 (Show diff)

- merge the automake 1.12 patches

- fix build for openSUSE.
* AM_PROG_AR
- fix 12.2 builds
* replace depreciated am_prog_mkdir_p with ac_prog_mkdir_p.

- merge the automake 1.12 patches

- fix build for openSUSE.
* AM_PROG_AR
- fix 12.2 builds
* replace depreciated am_prog_mkdir_p with ac_prog_mkdir_p.

Please review sources

checkin and copy for 12.2

{"approve": "license and version number unchanged: 2.5.2"}

Builds for repo openSUSE_Factory