Use of $(top_srcdir) in TESTS is an error which causes automake-1.13 to abort. Just remove tests. Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [disable feature] Signed-off-by: Marko Lindqvist diff -Nurd popt-1.16/Makefile.am popt-1.16/Makefile.am --- popt-1.16/Makefile.am 2010-05-04 23:55:54.000000000 +0300 +++ popt-1.16/Makefile.am 2013-01-02 13:34:29.540361391 +0200 @@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ noinst_SCRIPTS = testit.sh -TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \ -test1="$(top_builddir)/test1" - -TESTS = $(top_srcdir)/testit.sh - include_HEADERS = popt.h usrlibdir = $(libdir)