http://sources.redhat.com/automake/automake.html#FAQ
"AM_MAINTAINER_MODE AM_MAINTAINER_MODE disables the so called "rebuild rules" by default. If you have AM_MAINTAINER_MODE in configure.ac, and run ./configure && make, then make will *never* attempt to rebuilt configure, Makefile.ins, Lex or Yacc outputs, etc. I.e., this disables build rules for files which are usually distributed and that users should normally not have to update. " JMarc, isn't this what you wanted so the patches worked OK ? regards john
