-AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h:config-h.in)
-dnl Checking if the NEWS file has been updated to reflect the current version.
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(check-news -Wall std-options color-tests parallel-tests)
+
+dnl -Wno-extra-portability:
+dnl To get rid of message:
+dnl linking libraries using a non-POSIX archiver requires 'AM_PROG_AR'...
+dnl -Wall:
+dnl Ask automake to turn on all warnings (not a gcc flag)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([no-define gnits dist-bzip2 color-tests
+ -Wall -Wno-extra-portability])