- # Automake versions < 1.9b create an empty pkgdatadir at installation time
- # if you specify pkgdata_DATA to empty. This is a workaround.
+ # Automake versions < 1.11.4 create an empty pkgdatadir at
+ # installation time if you specify pkgdata_DATA to empty.
+ # See automake bugs #10997 and #11030:
+ # * http://debbugs.gnu.org/10997
+ # * http://debbugs.gnu.org/11030
+ # So we need this workaround.