diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index eed5d4aa..0635d7cf 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-$Id: NEWS,v 1.110 2007/10/13 08:42:57 rocky Exp $
+$Id: NEWS,v 1.111 2007/10/15 04:53:59 rocky Exp $
 
 version 0.79cvs
+2007-10-27
 
 - iso-read: Add --ignore -k to ignore errors. 
 - Fix Savannah Bugs #18522, #18563, #18131 #19221 (possibly), #19880, 
@@ -382,4 +383,4 @@ version 0.1
 
   Routines split off from VCDImager.
 
-$Id: NEWS,v 1.110 2007/10/13 08:42:57 rocky Exp $
+$Id: NEWS,v 1.111 2007/10/15 04:53:59 rocky Exp $
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f25c83ac..b2b42a91 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ define(RELEASE_NUM, 79cvs)
 define(CDIO_VERSION_STR, 0.$1)
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
-AC_REVISION([$Id: configure.ac,v 1.212 2007/08/12 12:41:10 rocky Exp $])dnl
+AC_REVISION([$Id: configure.ac,v 1.213 2007/10/15 04:53:59 rocky Exp $])dnl
 AC_INIT(libcdio, CDIO_VERSION_STR(RELEASE_NUM))
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/cd-info.c)
 
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_CPP, test x"$enable_cpp_progs" = "xyes")
 
 dnl We use C 
 AC_PROG_CC
+AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 dnl We also use C++ in example programs and for CXX bindings
 AC_PROG_CXX
 
diff --git a/lib/cdda_interface/Makefile.am b/lib/cdda_interface/Makefile.am
index b9895eee..0f23e942 100644
--- a/lib/cdda_interface/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/cdda_interface/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.11 2007/10/13 08:42:57 rocky Exp $
+#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.12 2007/10/15 04:53:59 rocky Exp $
 #
 #    Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@gnu.org>
 #
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
 
 EXTRA_DIST = libcdio_cdda.sym
 
-libcdio_cdda_la_CURRENT := 0
-libcdio_cdda_la_REVISION := 3
-libcdio_cdda_la_AGE := 0
+libcdio_cdda_la_CURRENT = 0
+libcdio_cdda_la_REVISION = 3
+libcdio_cdda_la_AGE = 0
 
 noinst_HEADERS  = common_interface.h drive_exceptions.h low_interface.h \
 		  smallft.h utils.h
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ LIBS = $(LIBCDIO_LIBS) @COS_LIB@
 # extracts from this list those symbols that will be shared. (This sed
 # command comes from libtool.)
 
-libcdio_cdda_la_MAJOR := $(shell expr $(libcdio_cdda_la_CURRENT) - $(libcdio_cdda_la_AGE))
+libcdio_cdda_la_MAJOR = $(shell expr $(libcdio_cdda_la_CURRENT) - $(libcdio_cdda_la_AGE))
 if BUILD_VERSIONED_LIBS
 libcdio_cdda_la_LDFLAGS = $(libcdio_cdda_la_ldflags) -Wl,--version-script=libcdio_cdda.la.ver
 libcdio_cdda_la_DEPENDENCIES = libcdio_cdda.la.ver
diff --git a/lib/cdio++/Makefile.am b/lib/cdio++/Makefile.am
index c4e39bba..32890470 100644
--- a/lib/cdio++/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/cdio++/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.6 2007/10/13 08:42:57 rocky Exp $
+#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.7 2007/10/15 04:53:59 rocky Exp $
 #
 #    Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2007 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@gnu.org>
 #
@@ -44,18 +44,18 @@
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES    = libiso9660++.la libcdio++.la 
 
-libcdiopp_la_CURRENT := 0
-libcdiopp_la_REVISION := 1
-libcdiopp_la_AGE := 0
+libcdiopp_la_CURRENT = 0
+libcdiopp_la_REVISION = 1
+libcdiopp_la_AGE = 0
 
 libcdiopp_sources = cdio.cpp devices.cpp
 
 libcdio___la_SOURCES = $(libcdiopp_sources)
 libcdio___la_ldflags = -version-info $(libcdiopp_la_CURRENT):$(libcdiopp_la_REVISION):$(libcdiopp_la_AGE)
 
-libiso9660pp_la_CURRENT := 0
-libiso9660pp_la_REVISION := 0
-libiso9660pp_la_AGE := 0
+libiso9660pp_la_CURRENT = 0
+libiso9660pp_la_REVISION = 0
+libiso9660pp_la_AGE = 0
 
 libiso9660pp_sources = iso9660.cpp
 
diff --git a/lib/driver/Makefile.am b/lib/driver/Makefile.am
index 6b2d37c7..1378e2fb 100644
--- a/lib/driver/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/driver/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.20 2007/10/13 08:42:57 rocky Exp $
+#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.21 2007/10/15 04:53:59 rocky Exp $
 #
-#    Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
+#    Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@gnu.org>
 #
 #    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
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
 #     public release, then set AGE to 0. A changed interface means an
 #     incompatibility with previous versions.
 
-libcdio_la_CURRENT := 8
-libcdio_la_REVISION := 1
-libcdio_la_AGE := 1
+libcdio_la_CURRENT = 8
+libcdio_la_REVISION = 1
+libcdio_la_AGE = 1
 
 EXTRA_DIST = image/Makefile FreeBSD/Makefile MSWindows/Makefile \
 	     libcdio.sym
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ INCLUDES = $(LIBCDIO_CFLAGS)
 # extracts from this list those symbols that will be shared. (This sed
 # command comes from libtool.)
 
-libcdio_la_MAJOR := $(shell expr $(libcdio_la_CURRENT) - $(libcdio_la_AGE))
+libcdio_la_MAJOR = $(shell expr $(libcdio_la_CURRENT) - $(libcdio_la_AGE))
 if BUILD_VERSIONED_LIBS
 libcdio_la_LDFLAGS = $(libcdio_la_ldflags) -Wl,--version-script=libcdio.la.ver
 libcdio_la_DEPENDENCIES = libcdio.la.ver
diff --git a/lib/iso9660/Makefile.am b/lib/iso9660/Makefile.am
index 84f8084b..d57eab51 100644
--- a/lib/iso9660/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/iso9660/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.14 2007/10/13 08:42:57 rocky Exp $
+#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.15 2007/10/15 04:53:59 rocky Exp $
 #
 #    Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 
 #    Rocky Bernstein <rocky@gnu.org>
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
 #     public release, then set AGE to 0. A changed interface means an
 #     incompatibility with previous versions.
 
-libiso9660_la_CURRENT := 6
-libiso9660_la_REVISION := 0
-libiso9660_la_AGE := 1
+libiso9660_la_CURRENT = 6
+libiso9660_la_REVISION = 0
+libiso9660_la_AGE = 1
 
 EXTRA_DIST = libiso9660.sym
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ INCLUDES = $(LIBCDIO_CFLAGS)
 # extracts from this list those symbols that will be shared. (This sed
 # command comes from libtool.)
 
-libiso9660_la_MAJOR := $(shell expr $(libiso9660_la_CURRENT) - $(libiso9660_la_AGE))
+libiso9660_la_MAJOR = $(shell expr $(libiso9660_la_CURRENT) - $(libiso9660_la_AGE))
 if BUILD_VERSIONED_LIBS
 libiso9660_la_LDFLAGS = $(libiso9660_la_ldflags) -Wl,--version-script=libiso9660.la.ver
 libiso9660_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(libcdio9660_la_dependencies) libiso9660.la.ver
diff --git a/lib/paranoia/Makefile.am b/lib/paranoia/Makefile.am
index 42fa4989..f1790d2a 100644
--- a/lib/paranoia/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/paranoia/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.6 2006/03/14 12:05:16 rocky Exp $
+#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.7 2007/10/15 04:53:59 rocky Exp $
 #
 #    Copyright (C) 2004, 2006 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
 #
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
 
 EXTRA_DIST = libcdio_paranoia.sym
 
-libcdio_paranoia_la_CURRENT := 0
-libcdio_paranoia_la_REVISION := 2
-libcdio_paranoia_la_AGE := 0
+libcdio_paranoia_la_CURRENT = 0
+libcdio_paranoia_la_REVISION = 2
+libcdio_paranoia_la_AGE = 0
 
 noinst_HEADERS  = gap.h isort.h overlap.h p_block.h
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ LIBS = $(LIBCDIO_LIBS) $(LIBCDIO_CDDA_LIBS)
 # extracts from this list those symbols that will be shared. (This sed
 # command comes from libtool.)
 
-libcdio_paranoia_la_MAJOR := $(shell expr $(libcdio_paranoia_la_CURRENT) - $(libcdio_paranoia_la_AGE))
+libcdio_paranoia_la_MAJOR = $(shell expr $(libcdio_paranoia_la_CURRENT) - $(libcdio_paranoia_la_AGE))
 if BUILD_VERSIONED_LIBS
 libcdio_paranoia_la_LDFLAGS = $(libcdio_paranoia_la_ldflags) -Wl,--version-script=libcdio_paranoia.la.ver
 libcdio_paranoia_la_DEPENDENCIES = libcdio_paranoia.la.ver
diff --git a/lib/udf/Makefile.am b/lib/udf/Makefile.am
index 2981ada0..3d67cfb6 100644
--- a/lib/udf/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/udf/Makefile.am
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 #     public release, then set AGE to 0. A changed interface means an
 #     incompatibility with previous versions.
 
-libudf_la_CURRENT := 0
-libudf_la_REVISION := 0
-libudf_la_AGE := 0
+libudf_la_CURRENT = 0
+libudf_la_REVISION = 0
+libudf_la_AGE = 0
 
 EXTRA_DIST = libudf.sym
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 903062a3..5a3890b5 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.42 2006/04/04 00:20:13 rocky Exp $
+#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.43 2007/10/15 04:53:59 rocky Exp $
 #
 #    Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
 #    Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 #    02110-1301 USA.
 #
 
-GETOPT_C := getopt.c getopt1.c
+GETOPT_C = getopt.c getopt1.c
 
-EXTRA_DIST := cd-drive.help2man cd-info.help2man cd-read.help2man \
+EXTRA_DIST = cd-drive.help2man cd-info.help2man cd-read.help2man \
 	      iso-info.help2man iso-read.help2man $(GETOPT_C) getopt.h
 
-noinst_HEADERS := cddb.h getopt.h util.h
+noinst_HEADERS = cddb.h getopt.h util.h
 
 ####################################################
 # Things to make the utility/diagnostic programs
diff --git a/src/cd-paranoia/Makefile.am b/src/cd-paranoia/Makefile.am
index 81680d3b..27a67a93 100644
--- a/src/cd-paranoia/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/cd-paranoia/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.22 2006/03/17 19:36:54 rocky Exp $
+#   $Id: Makefile.am,v 1.23 2007/10/15 04:54:00 rocky Exp $
 #
-#    Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@panix.com>
+#    Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Rocky Bernstein <rocky@gnu.org>
 #    Copyright (C) 1998 Monty xiphmont@mit.edu
 #
 #    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ transform = s,cd-paranoia,@CDPARANOIA_NAME@,
 
 if BUILD_CD_PARANOIA
 
-SUBDIRS := doc
+SUBDIRS = doc
 
-GETOPT_C:=getopt1.c getopt.c
+GETOPT_C = getopt1.c getopt.c
 
 EXTRA_DIST = usage.txt.in usage-copy.h pod2c.pl \
              doc/FAQ.txt doc/overlapdef.txt $(GETOPT_C) getopt.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ cd_paranoia_LDADD =  $(LIBCDIO_LIBS) $(LIBCDIO_CDDA_LIBS) $(LIBCDIO_PARANOIA_LIB
 cd_paranoia_DEPENDENCIES =  $(LIBCDIO_DEPS) $(LIBCDIO_CDDA_LIBS) $(LIBCDIO_PARANOIA_LIBS)
 
 
-bin_PROGRAMS := cd-paranoia
+bin_PROGRAMS = cd-paranoia
 
 INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir) $(LIBCDIO_CFLAGS)