Include the full version number in the directory paths installed.
Change the version string so that it does not break 'make', and so that it has no '/' (it would be a hell if installed directories would mirror the SVN branches... :-/ )
Do not use implicit rules for the Makefile.
Simplify and enc=hance the --local test to refuse (un)installing.
Double-quotes variables, they are based on user input.
Eye-candy in the 'compile' and install messages.

/trunk/configure | 26 14 12 0 ++++++++++---------
/trunk/Makefile.in | 83 45 38 0 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
2 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)

 diff -dur binutils-2.17.old/bfd/opncls.c binutils-2.17/bfd/opncls.c

 --- binutils-2.17.old/bfd/opncls.c	2006-03-16 13:20:16.000000000 +0100

 +++ binutils-2.17/bfd/opncls.c	2007-05-01 18:26:11.000000000 +0200

 @@ -158,6 +158,13 @@

  {

    bfd *nbfd;

    const bfd_target *target_vec;

 +  struct stat s;

 +

 +  if (stat (filename, &s) == 0)

 +    if (S_ISDIR(s.st_mode)) {

 +      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_not_recognized);

 +      return NULL;

 +    }

    nbfd = _bfd_new_bfd ();

    if (nbfd == NULL)