Makefile.am: invalid unused variable name: xxxxxxx_a_LDFLAGS

[Amilcar do Carmo Lucas]

autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.52
automake (GNU automake) 1.5

Why do I get this error all over the place on my project?
Why does automake complain about the LDFLAGS ?
Do I need to update my autoconf & friends?
Why is the variable invalid? If it is unused why is it there?
In some situations it is used but I get the error anyways.


src/dataio/Makefile.am:8: invalid unused variable name: 
`libdataio_a_LDFLAGS'

Here is an example of a kdevelop auto generated Makefile.am :

INCLUDES = -I.. -I/opt/systemc-2/include $(all_includes)
lib_LIBRARIES =  libdataio.a
libdataio_a_SOURCES =  dataio_parameter.cpp dataio_parameter.h 
dataio_parameter_default.h dpu_img_file_input.cpp dpu_img_file_input.h 
dpu_img_file_output.cpp dpu_img_file_output.h numbered_file_sequence.cpp 
numbered_file_sequence.h numbered_image_sequence.cpp 
numbered_image_sequence.h
AM_CFLAGS =
AM_CXXFLAGS =
AM_FFLAGS =
SUBDIRS =
libdataio_a_LDFLAGS = -all-static
libdataio_a_LIBADD = -ltip



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