This patch sets a fixed version to avoid needing Git and the .git/ folder. It also removes the creation of "/var/lib/4store", which is not available during the install phase in GNU Guix. Patch by Roel Janssen *** a/configure.ac Wed Feb 4 19:05:24 2015 --- b/configure.ac Wed Mar 23 11:20:38 2016 *************** *** 2,13 **** # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script. AC_PREREQ([2.50]) ! AC_INIT([4store], m4_esyscmd([./version.sh .version]), [http://4store.org/support/], [4store]) AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/backend/backend-intl.h]) ! AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.7 std-options -Wall]) AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(4store-config.h) # Checks for programs. AC_PROG_LIBTOOL AC_PROG_AWK AC_PROG_CC --- 2,14 ---- # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script. AC_PREREQ([2.50]) ! AC_INIT([4store], [1.1.6], [http://4store.org/support/], [4store]) AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/backend/backend-intl.h]) ! AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.7 std-options foreign -Wall]) AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(4store-config.h) # Checks for programs. + AM_PROG_AR AC_PROG_LIBTOOL AC_PROG_AWK AC_PROG_CC *** a/src/utilities/Makefile.am Wed Feb 4 19:05:24 2015 --- b/src/utilities/Makefile.am Wed Mar 23 14:05:56 2016 *************** *** 13,20 **** noinst_PROGRAMS = lex-file-verify 4s-rid install-data-local: ! mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)@FS_STORE_ROOT@ ! chmod 1777 $(DESTDIR)@FS_STORE_ROOT@ 4s_backend_destroy_SOURCES = backend-destroy.c 4s_backend_destroy_LDADD = ../common/lib4sintl.a --- 13,19 ---- noinst_PROGRAMS = lex-file-verify 4s-rid install-data-local: ! echo "Please create the following directory: " $(DESTDIR)@FS_STORE_ROOT@ 4s_backend_destroy_SOURCES = backend-destroy.c 4s_backend_destroy_LDADD = ../common/lib4sintl.a