OT: automake --add-missing

[T o n g <mlist4suntong@yahoo.com>]

Hi, 

>From automake doc:

,-----
| The '--add-missing' argument copies some boilerplate files from
| your Automake installation into the current directory and the
| '--copy' argument copies files instead of linking to them.
`-----

However, why I can't make it work:

rm ./NEWS ./README ./AUTHORS ./ChangeLog

$ automake --add-missing --copy
Makefile.am: required file `./NEWS' not found
Makefile.am: required file `./README' not found
Makefile.am: required file `./AUTHORS' not found
Makefile.am: required file `./ChangeLog' not found

$ automake --add-missing --copy --force-missing
Makefile.am: required file `./NEWS' not found
Makefile.am: required file `./README' not found
Makefile.am: required file `./AUTHORS' not found
Makefile.am: required file `./ChangeLog' not found

$ ls ./NEWS ./README ./AUTHORS ./ChangeLog
ls: cannot access ./NEWS: No such file or directory
ls: cannot access ./README: No such file or directory
ls: cannot access ./AUTHORS: No such file or directory
ls: cannot access ./ChangeLog: No such file or directory

please help. 
Thanks

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