PackageInfo.g: update WWW and download URLs
build: add autogen.sh
build: remove generated files
Update .gitignore
build: remove targets 'archive', 'towww'
build: avoid installing stuff into PWD
build: fix AM_SILENT_RULES, some other tweaks

In particular, require automake >= 1.11; enable automake
warnings; and fix one of those warnings (we need to use
AM_PROG_AR, and that has to be called before LT_INIT)
makedoc.g: regenerate VERSION file
build: cleanup
build: make AC_INIT use VERSION file & github links
remove CVS leftovers
build: update 3rd party m4 files to latest versions
PackageInfo.g: cleanup