ocwd=$(pwd) || fatal_ "getting top-level directory"
-cat >> configure.ac << 'END'
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([sub/Makefile])
+cat > configure.ac << 'END'
+AC_INIT([cscope-test], [1.0])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile sub/Makefile])
AC_SUBST([CC], [who-cares])
AC_SUBST([CXX], [who-cares])
AC_SUBST([FC], [who-cares])