--- starpu-1.0.1.orig/configure.ac
+++ starpu-1.0.1/configure.ac
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.60)
 
+m4_ifdef([AM_PROG_AR], [AM_PROG_AR])
 AC_PROG_CC
+AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_PROG_CPP
 AC_PROG_SED
--- starpu-1.0.1.orig/doc/Makefile.am
+++ starpu-1.0.1/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ uninstall-local:
 #	vector_scal_c.texi vector_scal_cuda.texi vector_scal_opencl.texi vector_scal_opencl_codelet.texi
 
 # Rule to update documentation on web server. Should only be used locally.
-PUBLISHHOST	:= sync
+PUBLISHHOST	= sync
 update-web: starpu.html
 	sed -i 's/gcc\.html#Attribute-Syntax/http:\/\/gcc.gnu.org\/onlinedocs\/gcc\/Attribute-Syntax.html#Attribute-Syntax/' starpu.html
 	scp starpu.pdf starpu.html $(PUBLISHHOST):/web/runtime/html/StarPU
