--- a/m4/Makefile.in
+++ b/m4/Makefile.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Makefile.in generated automatically by automake 1.4a from Makefile.am
 
-# Copyright (C) 1994, 1995-8, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 1994, 1995-9, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 # This Makefile.in is free software; the Free Software Foundation
 # gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
 # with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 $(srcdir)/Makefile.in: Makefile.am $(top_srcdir)/configure.in $(ACLOCAL_M4) 
 	cd $(top_srcdir) && $(AUTOMAKE) --gnits m4/Makefile
 
-Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in  $(top_builddir)/config.status $(BUILT_SOURCES)
+Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in  $(top_builddir)/config.status
 	cd $(top_builddir) \
 	  && CONFIG_FILES=$(subdir)/$@ CONFIG_HEADERS= $(SHELL) ./config.status
 
@@ -206,10 +206,12 @@
 	@for file in $(DISTFILES); do \
 	  d=$(srcdir); \
 	  if test -d $$d/$$file; then \
-	    cp -pR $$d/$$file $(distdir); \
+	    cp -pR $$d/$$file $(distdir) \
+	    || exit 1; \
 	  else \
 	    test -f $(distdir)/$$file \
-	    || cp -p $$d/$$file $(distdir)/$$file || :; \
+	    || cp -p $$d/$$file $(distdir)/$$file \
+	    || exit 1; \
 	  fi; \
 	done
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