[Automake-ng] Merge branch 'master' into 'ng/master'

[Stefano Lattarini]

commit 89233647eed3b8035226805555fcf81c7ed01737
Merge: 1490961 af779b8
Author: Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>
Date:   Wed Apr 11 22:19:22 2012 +0200

    Merge branch 'master' into ng/master

    * master:
      self checks: avoid spurious failures when keep_testdirs=yes
      fixup: some weaknesses in a self-check test case
      maintcheck: avoid yet more spurious failures (2)
      maintcheck: avoid yet more spurious failures (1)
      hacking: fixlets w.r.t. the release procedure
      maintcheck: fix spurious failures
      maint: version bump after beta release
      Beta release 1.11b (will become 1.12)
      sync: some auxiliary files synced from upstream
      hacking: described new branching policy for 1.12 an later
      vala tests: avoid spurious failure with older GObject

    Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>