--- /dev/null
+--- a/Makefile.in
++++ b/Makefile.in
+@@ -273,13 +273,10 @@ $(patsubst %.in,%,$(wildcard bin/*.in qu
+ lib/backup-files.o :: Makefile
+
+ configure : configure.ac aclocal.m4
+- autoconf
+- @echo "Please run ./configure"
+- @false
++ @touch $@
+
+ Makefile : Makefile.in configure
+- @echo "Please run ./configure"
+- @false
++ @touch $@
+
+ compat_leftover := $(filter-out $(COMPAT),$(shell $(FIND) compat -maxdepth 1 -type f -perm +111))
+