diff -ru Confix-2.3.0.orig/libconfix/plugins/automake/out_automake.py Confix-2.3.0/libconfix/plugins/automake/out_automake.py
--- Confix-2.3.0.orig/libconfix/plugins/automake/out_automake.py	2010-07-12 13:15:49.254867387 +0200
+++ Confix-2.3.0/libconfix/plugins/automake/out_automake.py	2010-07-12 13:17:29.755908602 +0200
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 
 
         # our minimum required automake version is 1.9
-        self.makefile_am().add_automake_options('1.9')
+        # self.makefile_am().add_automake_options('1.9')
 
 
         # enable dist'ing in the following formats