diff --git a/lib/cdda_interface/Makefile.am b/lib/cdda_interface/Makefile.am
index 2ccfba52..8eca47c2 100644
--- a/lib/cdda_interface/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/cdda_interface/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.8 2005/09/21 17:45:59 nboullis Exp $
+#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.9 2006/03/07 11:19:12 rocky Exp $
 #
-#    Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
+#    Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
 #
 #    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -141,8 +141,10 @@ libcdio_cdda_la_DEPENDENCIES = libcdio_cdda.la.ver
 libcdio_cdda.la.ver: $(libcdio_cdda_la_OBJECTS) $(srcdir)/libcdio_cdda.sym
 	echo 'CDIO_CDDA_$(libcdio_cdda_la_MAJOR) { ' > $@
 	objs=`for obj in $(libcdio_cdda_la_OBJECTS); do sed -ne "s/^pic_object='\(.*\)'$$/\1/p" $$obj; done`; \
-	nm $${objs} | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ 	][ABCDGIRSTW][ABCDGIRSTW]*[ 	][ 	]*\([_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*\)$$/\1/p' | sort -u | { first=true; while read symbol; do if grep -q "^$${symbol}\$$" $(srcdir)/libcdio_cdda.sym; then if test $$first = true; then echo "  global:"; first=false; fi; echo "    $${symbol};"; fi; done; } >> $@; \
-	nm $${objs} | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ 	][ABCDGIRSTW][ABCDGIRSTW]*[ 	][ 	]*\([_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*\)$$/\1/p' | sort -u | { first=true; while read symbol; do if grep -q "^$${symbol}\$$" $(srcdir)/libcdio_cdda.sym; then :; else if test $$first = true; then echo "  local:"; first=false; fi; echo "    $${symbol};"; fi; done; } >> $@
+	if test -n "$$objs" ; then \
+	  nm $${objs} | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ 	][ABCDGIRSTW][ABCDGIRSTW]*[ 	][ 	]*\([_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*\)$$/\1/p' | sort -u | { first=true; while read symbol; do if grep -q "^$${symbol}\$$" $(srcdir)/libcdio_cdda.sym; then if test $$first = true; then echo "  global:"; first=false; fi; echo "    $${symbol};"; fi; done; } >> $@; \
+	  nm $${objs} | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ 	][ABCDGIRSTW][ABCDGIRSTW]*[ 	][ 	]*\([_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*\)$$/\1/p' | sort -u | { first=true; while read symbol; do if grep -q "^$${symbol}\$$" $(srcdir)/libcdio_cdda.sym; then :; else if test $$first = true; then echo "  local:"; first=false; fi; echo "    $${symbol};"; fi; done; } >> $@; \
+	fi
 	echo '};' >> $@
 else 
 libcdio_cdda_la_LDFLAGS = $(libcdio_cdda_la_ldflags)
diff --git a/lib/driver/Makefile.am b/lib/driver/Makefile.am
index de497cd4..7d8fff74 100644
--- a/lib/driver/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/driver/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.13 2005/09/17 20:57:19 rocky Exp $
+#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.14 2006/03/07 11:19:12 rocky Exp $
 #
-#    Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
+#    Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
 #
 #    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -168,8 +168,10 @@ libcdio_la_DEPENDENCIES = libcdio.la.ver
 libcdio.la.ver: $(libcdio_la_OBJECTS) $(srcdir)/libcdio.sym
 	echo 'CDIO_$(libcdio_la_MAJOR) { ' > $@
 	objs=`for obj in $(libcdio_la_OBJECTS); do sed -ne "s/^pic_object='\(.*\)'$$/\1/p" $$obj; done`; \
-	nm $${objs} | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ 	][ABCDGIRSTW][ABCDGIRSTW]*[ 	][ 	]*\([_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*\)$$/\1/p' | sort -u | { first=true; while read symbol; do if grep -q "^$${symbol}\$$" $(srcdir)/libcdio.sym; then if test $$first = true; then echo "  global:"; first=false; fi; echo "    $${symbol};"; fi; done; } >> $@; \
-	nm $${objs} | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ 	][ABCDGIRSTW][ABCDGIRSTW]*[ 	][ 	]*\([_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*\)$$/\1/p' | sort -u | { first=true; while read symbol; do if grep -q "^$${symbol}\$$" $(srcdir)/libcdio.sym; then :; else if test $$first = true; then echo "  local:"; first=false; fi; echo "    $${symbol};"; fi; done; } >> $@
+	if test -n "$${objs}" ; then \
+	  nm $${objs} | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ 	][ABCDGIRSTW][ABCDGIRSTW]*[ 	][ 	]*\([_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*\)$$/\1/p' | sort -u | { first=true; while read symbol; do if grep -q "^$${symbol}\$$" $(srcdir)/libcdio.sym; then if test $$first = true; then echo "  global:"; first=false; fi; echo "    $${symbol};"; fi; done; } >> $@; \
+	  nm $${objs} | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ 	][ABCDGIRSTW][ABCDGIRSTW]*[ 	][ 	]*\([_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*\)$$/\1/p' | sort -u | { first=true; while read symbol; do if grep -q "^$${symbol}\$$" $(srcdir)/libcdio.sym; then :; else if test $$first = true; then echo "  local:"; first=false; fi; echo "    $${symbol};"; fi; done; } >> $@; \
+	fi
 	echo '};' >> $@
 else 
 libcdio_la_LDFLAGS = $(libcdio_la_ldflags)
diff --git a/lib/iso9660/Makefile.am b/lib/iso9660/Makefile.am
index e611aaf0..40a5fab9 100644
--- a/lib/iso9660/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/iso9660/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.9 2005/09/20 00:42:14 rocky Exp $
+#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.10 2006/03/07 11:19:12 rocky Exp $
 #
-#    Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
+#    Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
 #
 #    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -136,9 +136,11 @@ libiso9660_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(libcdio9660_la_dependencies) libiso9660.la.ver
 
 libiso9660.la.ver: $(libiso9660_la_OBJECTS) $(srcdir)/libiso9660.sym
 	echo 'ISO9660_$(libiso9660_la_MAJOR) {' > $@
-	objs=`for obj in $(libiso9660_la_OBJECTS); do sed -ne "s/^pic_object='\(.*\)'$$/\1/p" $$obj; done`; \
-	nm $${objs} | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ 	][ABCDGIRSTW][ABCDGIRSTW]*[ 	][ 	]*\([_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*\)$$/\1/p' | sort -u | { first=true; while read symbol; do if grep -q "^$${symbol}\$$" $(srcdir)/libiso9660.sym; then if test $$first = true; then echo "  global:"; first=false; fi; echo "    $${symbol};"; fi; done; } >> $@; \
-	nm $${objs} | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ 	][ABCDGIRSTW][ABCDGIRSTW]*[ 	][ 	]*\([_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*\)$$/\1/p' | sort -u | { first=true; while read symbol; do if grep -q "^$${symbol}\$$" $(srcdir)/libiso9660.sym; then :; else if test $$first = true; then echo "  local:"; first=false; fi; echo "    $${symbol};"; fi; done; } >> $@
+	objs=`for obj in $(libiso9660_la_OBJECTS); do sed -ne "s/^pic_object='\(.*\)'$$/\1/p" $$obj; done`;
+	if test -n "$$objs" ; then \
+	  nm $${objs} | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ 	][ABCDGIRSTW][ABCDGIRSTW]*[ 	][ 	]*\([_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*\)$$/\1/p' | sort -u | { first=true; while read symbol; do if grep -q "^$${symbol}\$$" $(srcdir)/libiso9660.sym; then if test $$first = true; then echo "  global:"; first=false; fi; echo "    $${symbol};"; fi; done; } >> $@; \
+	  nm $${objs} | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ 	][ABCDGIRSTW][ABCDGIRSTW]*[ 	][ 	]*\([_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*\)$$/\1/p' | sort -u | { first=true; while read symbol; do if grep -q "^$${symbol}\$$" $(srcdir)/libiso9660.sym; then :; else if test $$first = true; then echo "  local:"; first=false; fi; echo "    $${symbol};"; fi; done; } >> $@; \
+	fi
 	echo '};' >> $@
 
 MOSTLYCLEANFILES = libiso9660.la.ver
diff --git a/lib/paranoia/Makefile.am b/lib/paranoia/Makefile.am
index c18373af..64ce6c32 100644
--- a/lib/paranoia/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/paranoia/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.4 2005/09/20 16:36:48 nboullis Exp $
+#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.5 2006/03/07 11:19:12 rocky Exp $
 #
-#    Copyright (C) 2004 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
+#    Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
 #
 #    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -143,8 +143,10 @@ libcdio_paranoia_la_DEPENDENCIES = libcdio_paranoia.la.ver
 libcdio_paranoia.la.ver: $(libcdio_paranoia_la_OBJECTS) $(srcdir)/libcdio_paranoia.sym
 	echo 'CDIO_PARANOIA_$(libcdio_paranoia_la_MAJOR) { ' > $@
 	objs=`for obj in $(libcdio_paranoia_la_OBJECTS); do sed -ne "s/^pic_object='\(.*\)'$$/\1/p" $$obj; done`; \
-	nm $${objs} | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ 	][ABCDGIRSTW][ABCDGIRSTW]*[ 	][ 	]*\([_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*\)$$/\1/p' | sort -u | { first=true; while read symbol; do if grep -q "^$${symbol}\$$" $(srcdir)/libcdio_paranoia.sym; then if test $$first = true; then echo "  global:"; first=false; fi; echo "    $${symbol};"; fi; done; } >> $@; \
-	nm $${objs} | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ 	][ABCDGIRSTW][ABCDGIRSTW]*[ 	][ 	]*\([_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*\)$$/\1/p' | sort -u | { first=true; while read symbol; do if grep -q "^$${symbol}\$$" $(srcdir)/libcdio_paranoia.sym; then :; else if test $$first = true; then echo "  local:"; first=false; fi; echo "    $${symbol};"; fi; done; } >> $@
+	if test -n "$$objs" ; then \
+	  nm $${objs} | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ 	][ABCDGIRSTW][ABCDGIRSTW]*[ 	][ 	]*\([_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*\)$$/\1/p' | sort -u | { first=true; while read symbol; do if grep -q "^$${symbol}\$$" $(srcdir)/libcdio_paranoia.sym; then if test $$first = true; then echo "  global:"; first=false; fi; echo "    $${symbol};"; fi; done; } >> $@; \
+	  nm $${objs} | sed -n -e 's/^.*[ 	][ABCDGIRSTW][ABCDGIRSTW]*[ 	][ 	]*\([_A-Za-z][_A-Za-z0-9]*\)$$/\1/p' | sort -u | { first=true; while read symbol; do if grep -q "^$${symbol}\$$" $(srcdir)/libcdio_paranoia.sym; then :; else if test $$first = true; then echo "  local:"; first=false; fi; echo "    $${symbol};"; fi; done; } >> $@; \
+	fi
 	echo '};' >> $@
 else 
 libcdio_paranoia_la_LDFLAGS = $(libcdio_paranoia_la_ldflags)