diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/README b/README
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diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b3a42f0..561d264 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9 foreign])
 
 AC_PROG_CC