I have now removed the automake dependency completely. It doenst' seem like there was really a need for it in the first place.
I also fixed the debian/copyright to comply with policy (12.5) I removed the static linkage to glibc's getopt my updated source packages and i386 package cann still be found in the same place: deb http://vireo.org/debian/ratpoison binary/ deb-src http://vireo.org/debian/ratpoison source/ -stew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]