--- Makefile.am.old	2005-10-18 00:24:43.013295500 -0600
+++ Makefile.am	2005-10-18 10:10:35.032182624 -0600
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# Build some files so imake doesn't barf
+BUILT_DEFFILES = \
+	host.def \
+	date.def \
+	version.def
+	
 DEFFILES = \
 	cross.def \
 	site.def \
@@ -127,8 +133,19 @@
 
 configdir = $(libdir)/X11/config
 dist_config_DATA = $(RULEFILES) $(TMPLFILES) $(DEFFILES) $(CFFILES)
+config_DATA = $(BUILT_DEFFILES)
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	os2def.db \
 	site.sample \
 	xprint_host.def
+
+all-local: $(BUILT_DEFFILES)
+host.def:
+	@echo "" > host.def;
+date.def:
+	@echo "" > date.def;
+version.def:
+	@echo "" > version.def;
+
+CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_DEFFILES)