diff -up arts-1.5.10/admin/cvs.sh.me arts-1.5.10/admin/cvs.sh
--- arts-1.5.10/admin/cvs.sh.me	2013-03-07 18:08:31.003844848 +0100
+++ arts-1.5.10/admin/cvs.sh	2013-03-07 18:09:07.187488301 +0100
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ if egrep "^AM_CONFIG_HEADER" configure.i
 fi
 
 echo "*** Creating Makefile templates"
-$AUTOMAKE || exit 1
+$AUTOMAKE --add-missing || exit 1
 
 if test "$UNSERMAKE" = no; then
   echo "*** Postprocessing Makefile templates"