Patch from redhat/fedora which made it into upstream. --- a/automake.in +++ b/automake.in @@ -6882,9 +6882,11 @@ $suppress = 1; # Maybe run libtoolize. + @libtoolize_args = ('--automake'); + push @libtoolize_args, '-c' if $copy_missing; if ($seen_libtool && grep ($_ eq $file, @libtoolize_files) - && system ('libtoolize', '--automake')) + && system ('libtoolize', @libtoolize_args)) { $message = "installing \`$errfile'"; $suppress = 0;