I.1. Changes from 2.8.4 to 2.8.5

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PLANNED: Keep track of any further API clean-up?
Dropped the compile script from Git sources. It originates from automake and is added to work area (if missing) during autogen.sh rituals anyway (as make says, 'automake --add-missing' can install 'compile' when you run without it). It is still distributed as part of make dist tarball. We are open to any feedback whether this removal impacts NUT rebuilds on any systems. [#1209]
Default PIDPATH is now more strictly /var/run, unless building on a system conforming to FHS-3.0 standard where that location is absent or is a symlink, while /run exists and is a true directory. Package recipes usually override --with-pidpath anyway to provide a dedicated location for NUT root-owned daemon PID files. [#3099]
In drivers using the common main.c and main.h framework, introduced a void upsdrv_tweak_prognames(void) required method (may be no-op) to optionally tweak prognames[] entries now that there is certain support to accept program name aliases, not just one hard-coded string value. Any third-party drivers may require rebuilding to extend with this method. Any drivers that would undergo promotion with renaming can take advantage of this new facility to keep working under both old and new file names. [#3101]
Fixed man page naming for nutdrv_siemens-sitop(.8) (dash vs. underscore) to match the driver program name. Packaging recipes may have to be updated. Follow-up from slightly botched renaming in original contribution. [PR #545]
The configure script should now try harder to report specifically the "purelib" location as PYTHON*_SITE_PACKAGES. Packaging recipes may have to be updated. [#1209]