diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index d0afe24..c41815f 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -50,5 +50,7 @@ if test "$DIE" -eq 1; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-autoreconf --install
+cp -f lib/rpc_table.py pysearpc/
+
+autoreconf --install -I/local/share/aclocal
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ad6d849..a228d6e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ AC_SUBST(JSON_GLIB_LIBS)
 # conditinally check python and subst
 if test x${compile_python} = xyes; then
    AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.4]) 
-   AM_CHECK_PYTHON_HEADERS(,[AC_MSG_ERROR(could not find Python headers)])
+#   AM_CHECK_PYTHON_HEADERS(,[AC_MSG_ERROR(could not find Python headers)])
    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PYGOBJECT, [pygobject-2.0 >= $PYGOBJECT_REQUIRED])
    AC_SUBST(PYGOBJECT_CFLAGS)
    AC_SUBST(PYGOBJECT_LIBS)
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index add9cba..5351c45 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ noinst_HEADERS = searpc-utils.h fcall-impr.h marshal.h
 
 libsearpc_la_SOURCES = searpc-client.c searpc-server.c $(generated_sources)
 
-libsearpc_la_LDFLAGS = -Wl,-z -Wl,defs -version-info 1:1:0
+libsearpc_la_LDFLAGS =  -version-info 1:1:0  -no-undefined
 
-libsearpc_la_LIBADD = @GLIB2_LIBS@  @GOBJECT_LIBS@ @JSON_GLIB_LIBS@
+libsearpc_la_LIBADD = @GLIB2_LIBS@  @GOBJECT_LIBS@ @JSON_GLIB_LIBS@ \
+                     -lglib-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -ljson-glib-1.0
 
 genrpc_files = gencode.py rpc_table.py