--- a/config/depcomp
+++ b/config/depcomp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #! /bin/sh
+# depcomp - compile a program generating dependencies as side-effects
 
-# depcomp - compile a program generating dependencies as side-effects
+scriptversion=2003-11-08.23
+
 # Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -25,6 +27,36 @@
 
 # Originally written by Alexandre Oliva <oliva@dcc.unicamp.br>.
 
+case $1 in
+  '')
+     echo "$0: No command.  Try \`$0 --help' for more information." 1>&2
+     exit 1;
+     ;;
+  -h | --h*)
+    cat <<\EOF
+Usage: depcomp [--help] [--version] PROGRAM [ARGS]
+
+Run PROGRAMS ARGS to compile a file, generating dependencies
+as side-effects.
+
+Environment variables:
+  depmode     Dependency tracking mode.
+  source      Source file read by `PROGRAMS ARGS'.
+  object      Object file output by `PROGRAMS ARGS'.
+  depfile     Dependency file to output.
+  tmpdepfile  Temporary file to use when outputing dependencies.
+  libtool     Whether libtool is used (yes/no).
+
+Report bugs to <bug-automake@gnu.org>.
+EOF
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+  -v | --v*)
+    echo "depcomp $scriptversion"
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+esac
+
 if test -z "$depmode" || test -z "$source" || test -z "$object"; then
   echo "depcomp: Variables source, object and depmode must be set" 1>&2
   exit 1
@@ -477,3 +509,12 @@
 esac
 
 exit 0
+
+# Local Variables:
+# mode: shell-script
+# sh-indentation: 2
+# eval: (add-hook 'write-file-hooks 'time-stamp)
+# time-stamp-start: "scriptversion="
+# time-stamp-format: "%:y-%02m-%02d.%02H"
+# time-stamp-end: "$"
+# End:

--- a/config/mdate-sh
+++ b/config/mdate-sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Get modification time of a file or directory and pretty-print it.
+
+scriptversion=2003-11-09.00
+
 # Copyright (C) 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 # written by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@gnu.ai.mit.edu>, June 1995
 #
@@ -22,6 +25,31 @@
 # configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under
 # the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program.
 
+# This file is maintained in Automake, please report
+# bugs to <bug-automake@gnu.org> or send patches to
+# <automake-patches@gnu.org>.
+
+case $1 in
+  '')
+     echo "$0: No file.  Try \`$0 --help' for more information." 1>&2
+     exit 1;
+     ;;
+  -h | --h*)
+    cat <<\EOF
+Usage: mdate-sh [--help] [--version] FILE
+
+Pretty-print the modification time of FILE.
+
+Report bugs to <bug-automake@gnu.org>.
+EOF
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+  -v | --v*)
+    echo "mdate-sh $scriptversion"
+    exit 0
+    ;;
+esac
+
 # Prevent date giving response in another language.
 LANG=C
 export LANG
@@ -131,3 +159,12 @@
 
 # The result.
 echo $day $month $year
+
+# Local Variables:
+# mode: shell-script
+# sh-indentation: 2
+# eval: (add-hook 'write-file-hooks 'time-stamp)
+# time-stamp-start: "scriptversion="
+# time-stamp-format: "%:y-%02m-%02d.%02H"
+# time-stamp-end: "$"
+# End:

--- a/config/mkinstalldirs
+++ b/config/mkinstalldirs
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # mkinstalldirs --- make directory hierarchy
+
+scriptversion=2003-11-08.23
+
 # Original author: Noah Friedman <friedman@prep.ai.mit.edu>
 # Created: 1993-05-16
 # Public domain.
-
-scriptversion=2003-09-26.19
+#
+# This file is maintained in Automake, please report
+# bugs to <bug-automake@gnu.org> or send patches to
+# <automake-patches@gnu.org>.
 
 errstatus=0
 dirmode=""
@@ -14,7 +19,8 @@
 
 Create each directory DIR (with mode MODE, if specified), including all
 leading file name components.
-"
+
+Report bugs to <bug-automake@gnu.org>."
 
 # process command line arguments
 while test $# -gt 0 ; do