Hi Stepan, The solution is to not list the file in the list of files to be configured. Instead, in your Makefile.am: mumble-sh.in : $(mumble_PREDECESSORS) create-mumble-sh-in mumble.sh : mumble-sh.in $(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/config.status --file mumble.sh:mumble-sh.in Someone having been kind enough to have given me that hint..... :-) _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf