Have you looked at the similar change that is planned for Automake 1.16? To
build that, you can do this:
git clone -b minor git://git.savannah.gnu.org/automake.git
cd automake
./bootstrap.sh
./configure --prefix=/your/favorite/directory
make
Assuming your needs aren't satisfied already by 1.16's plans, please look into
folding your code into draft 1.16.
I would either not bother with the paranoid check, or have Automake fail if the
paranoid check fails.
The main thing missing, though, is the documentation. It needs explanation in
the manual (doc/automake.texi), probably with your use case. Plus, NEWS needs
updating.
One more thing -- I assume you're OK with assigning copyright to the FSF for
your change? If so, I can get the ball rolling on that.
Thanks.
