diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index dd490db682..42e0b98210 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ Note for Git checkouts
 
 If you have checked this out from Git, you need to have:
 * automake >= 1.8
-* autoconf >= 2.59c
-* gettext >= 0.12
+* autoconf >= 2.59d
+* gettext >= 0.16.1
 Then type "./autogen.sh" to build the needed configuration
 files and proceed as stated above/below.
 
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 8b4896024b..2884481157 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ test "$automake_version" != "" && {
 }
 
 case $automake_version in
-    *' '1.[8-9]*|*' '1.1[012]*)
+    *' '1.[8-9]*|*' '1.1[0123]*)
 	;;
     *)
 
 	echo "This automake version is not supported by LyX."
-	echo "LyX only supports automake 1.8 to 1.12."
+	echo "LyX only supports automake 1.8 to 1.13."
 	exit 1
 	;;
 esac
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ test "$autoversion" != "" && {
 
 
 case $autoversion in
-    *' '2.59[cd]|*' '2.60[ab]|*' '2.6[0-9])
+    *' '2.59d|*' '2.60[ab]|*' '2.6[0-9])
 	;;
     *)
 	echo "This autoconf version is not supported by LyX."
-	echo "LyX only supports autoconf 2.59c-2.69."
+	echo "LyX only supports autoconf 2.59d-2.69."
 	exit 1
 	;;
 esac
diff --git a/config/.gitignore b/config/.gitignore
index 1fe03f87ba..3db928e4ba 100644
--- a/config/.gitignore
+++ b/config/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ depcomp
 install-sh
 missing
 py-compile
+test-driver
+
diff --git a/intl/Makefile.in b/intl/Makefile.in
index 525922e113..49e8e7098e 100644
--- a/intl/Makefile.in
+++ b/intl/Makefile.in
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ INSTALL_DATA = @INSTALL_DATA@
 mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) @install_sh@ -d
 install_sh = $(SHELL) @install_sh@
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
-mkdir_p = @mkdir_p@
+mkdir_p = @MKDIR_P@
 
 l = @INTL_LIBTOOL_SUFFIX_PREFIX@
 
diff --git a/m4/intl.m4 b/m4/intl.m4
index dcefb118c7..286efc9085 100644
--- a/m4/intl.m4
+++ b/m4/intl.m4
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ dnl            USE_INCLUDED_LIBINTL, BUILD_INCLUDED_LIBINTL.
 AC_DEFUN([AM_INTL_SUBDIR],
 [
   AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_INSTALL])dnl
-  AC_REQUIRE([AM_PROG_MKDIR_P])dnl defined by automake
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_MKDIR_P])dnl defined by autoconf
+dnl  AC_REQUIRE([AM_PROG_MKDIR_P])dnl defined by automake (obsolete)
   AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])dnl
   AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])dnl
   AC_REQUIRE([gt_GLIBC2])dnl
diff --git a/m4/po.m4 b/m4/po.m4
index 00133ef36f..815c873be4 100644
--- a/m4/po.m4
+++ b/m4/po.m4
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([AM_PO_SUBDIRS],
 [
   AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_MAKE_SET])dnl
   AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_INSTALL])dnl
-  AC_REQUIRE([AM_PROG_MKDIR_P])dnl defined by automake
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_MKDIR_P])dnl defined by autoconf
+dnl  AC_REQUIRE([AM_PROG_MKDIR_P])dnl defined by automake (obsolete)
   AC_REQUIRE([AM_NLS])dnl
 
   dnl Perform the following tests also if --disable-nls has been given,
diff --git a/po/Makefile.in.in b/po/Makefile.in.in
index 33534f9314..01bef6d271 100644
--- a/po/Makefile.in.in
+++ b/po/Makefile.in.in
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ INSTALL_DATA = @INSTALL_DATA@
 mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) @install_sh@ -d
 install_sh = $(SHELL) @install_sh@
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
-mkdir_p = @mkdir_p@
+mkdir_p = @MKDIR_P@
 
 GMSGFMT_ = @GMSGFMT@
 GMSGFMT_no = @GMSGFMT@