Insist on install -d, and have mkdir -p replacement rely on that.

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        from mkdir.  Mention that Autoconf 2.60 install-sh is safe but
        earlier editions are not (including Automake 1.8.3).
        Do not suggest mkinstalldirs for thread-safety.
+       * lib/autoconf/programs.m4 (AC_PROG_INSTALL): Insist on an 'install'
+       that understands -d, so that AC_PROG_MKDIR_P can fall back on $INSTALL.
        * lib/m4sugar/m4sh.m4 (AS_MKDIR_P): Make it more robust in the
        presence of special characters and race conditions.
        * tests/local.at (AT_CHECK_ENV): Add mkdir_p to the list of variables