The package does not use GNU mode. Mark it as such. Makefile.am: error: required file './ChangeLog' not found Also replace the totally ancient AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE syntax. --- configure.ac | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) Index: pinentry-x2go_0.7.5.4/configure.ac =================================================================== --- pinentry-x2go_0.7.5.4.orig/configure.ac +++ pinentry-x2go_0.7.5.4/configure.ac @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ min_automake_version="1.7.6" AC_INIT(pinentry, 0.7.5.2, [x2go-dev@lists.berlios.de]) AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h) AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(pinentry/pinentry.h) -AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE($PACKAGE_NAME, $PACKAGE_VERSION) +AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign]) AC_GNU_SOURCE