* configure.in, NEWS: Bump version to 1.7.8.
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d41dbc0..301f82a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2003-10-07  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <adl@gnu.org>
 
+	* configure.in, NEWS: Bump version to 1.7.8.
+
+2003-10-06  Alexandre Duret-Lutz  <adl@gnu.org>
+
 	* automake.in (handle_ltlibraries): Fix definition of $ldflags.
 	* tests/stdlib2.test: Check AM_LDFLAGS alone.
 
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index f489a15..8aafe6c 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.7.7a from Makefile.am.
+# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.7.8 from Makefile.am.
 # @configure_input@
 
 # Copyright 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b3ef5c5..e040839 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Bugs fixed in 1.7.8:
+* Remove spurious blank lines in cleaning rules introduced in 1.7.7.
+* Fix detection of Debian's install-info, broken since version 1.5.
+  (Debian bug #213524).
+* Honor -module if it appears in AM_LDFLAGS (i.e., relax name checking)
+  This was only done for libfoo_LDFLAGS and LDFLAGS in previous versions.
+
 Bugs fixed in 1.7.7:
 * The implementation of automake's --no-force option is unreliable,
   so this option is ignored in this version.  A real fix will appear in
diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index 7fa1508..c0559d9 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# generated automatically by aclocal 1.7.7a -*- Autoconf -*-
+# generated automatically by aclocal 1.7.8 -*- Autoconf -*-
 
 # Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
 # Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 # Call AM_AUTOMAKE_VERSION so it can be traced.
 # This function is AC_REQUIREd by AC_INIT_AUTOMAKE.
 AC_DEFUN([AM_SET_CURRENT_AUTOMAKE_VERSION],
-	 [AM_AUTOMAKE_VERSION([1.7.7a])])
+	 [AM_AUTOMAKE_VERSION([1.7.8])])
 
 # Helper functions for option handling.                    -*- Autoconf -*-
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c463d71..a5836d9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.57f for GNU Automake 1.7.7a.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.57f for GNU Automake 1.7.8.
 #
 # Report bugs to <bug-automake@gnu.org>.
 #
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='GNU Automake'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='automake'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='1.7.7a'
-PACKAGE_STRING='GNU Automake 1.7.7a'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='1.7.8'
+PACKAGE_STRING='GNU Automake 1.7.8'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='bug-automake@gnu.org'
 
 ac_unique_file="automake.in"
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures GNU Automake 1.7.7a to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures GNU Automake 1.7.8 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of GNU Automake 1.7.7a:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of GNU Automake 1.7.8:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit 0
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-GNU Automake configure 1.7.7a
+GNU Automake configure 1.7.8
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.57f
 
 Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by GNU Automake $as_me 1.7.7a, which was
+It was created by GNU Automake $as_me 1.7.8, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.57f.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@
 
 # Define the identity of the package.
  PACKAGE='automake'
- VERSION='1.7.7a'
+ VERSION='1.7.8'
 
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
@@ -2190,7 +2190,7 @@
 } >&5
 cat >&5 <<_CSEOF
 
-This file was extended by GNU Automake $as_me 1.7.7a, which was
+This file was extended by GNU Automake $as_me 1.7.8, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.57f.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -2245,7 +2245,7 @@
 
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF
 ac_cs_version="\\
-GNU Automake config.status 1.7.7a
+GNU Automake config.status 1.7.8
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.57f,
   with options \\"`echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`\\"
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8918d23..3f6152e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # 02111-1307, USA.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.54)
-AC_INIT([GNU Automake], [1.7.7a], [bug-automake@gnu.org])
+AC_INIT([GNU Automake], [1.7.8], [bug-automake@gnu.org])
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(automake.in)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(lib)
diff --git a/lib/Automake/Makefile.in b/lib/Automake/Makefile.in
index 963b451..052b68f 100644
--- a/lib/Automake/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/Automake/Makefile.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.7.7a from Makefile.am.
+# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.7.8 from Makefile.am.
 # @configure_input@
 
 # Copyright 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.in b/lib/Makefile.in
index 65f59f3..d8618a2 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/Makefile.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.7.7a from Makefile.am.
+# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.7.8 from Makefile.am.
 # @configure_input@
 
 # Copyright 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
diff --git a/lib/am/Makefile.in b/lib/am/Makefile.in
index e8c7a36..99a050c 100644
--- a/lib/am/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/am/Makefile.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.7.7a from Makefile.am.
+# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.7.8 from Makefile.am.
 # @configure_input@
 
 # Copyright 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
diff --git a/m4/Makefile.in b/m4/Makefile.in
index aa5a871..b3f84be 100644
--- a/m4/Makefile.in
+++ b/m4/Makefile.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.7.7a from Makefile.am.
+# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.7.8 from Makefile.am.
 # @configure_input@
 
 # Copyright 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
diff --git a/stamp-vti b/stamp-vti
index 8531df3..497ffe1 100644
--- a/stamp-vti
+++ b/stamp-vti
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 @set UPDATED 7 September 2003
 @set UPDATED-MONTH September 2003
-@set EDITION 1.7.7a
-@set VERSION 1.7.7a
+@set EDITION 1.7.8
+@set VERSION 1.7.8
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.in b/tests/Makefile.in
index 5277004..df2d16e 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.in
+++ b/tests/Makefile.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.7.7a from Makefile.am.
+# Makefile.in generated by automake 1.7.8 from Makefile.am.
 # @configure_input@
 
 # Copyright 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
diff --git a/version.texi b/version.texi
index 8531df3..497ffe1 100644
--- a/version.texi
+++ b/version.texi
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 @set UPDATED 7 September 2003
 @set UPDATED-MONTH September 2003
-@set EDITION 1.7.7a
-@set VERSION 1.7.7a
+@set EDITION 1.7.8
+@set VERSION 1.7.8