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 strace-4.5.15.orig/syscall.c strace-4.5.15/syscall.c

 --- strace-4.5.15.orig/syscall.c	2007-07-14 19:21:44.000000000 +0200

 +++ strace-4.5.15/syscall.c	2007-07-14 19:22:49.000000000 +0200

 @@ -125,6 +125,18 @@

  #define TP TRACE_PROCESS

  #define TS TRACE_SIGNAL

 +#ifndef HAVE_STATFS64

 +/*

 + * Ugly hacks for systems that do not have LFS

 + */

 +

 +#define sys_truncate64  sys_truncate

 +#define sys_ftruncate64 sys_ftruncate

 +#define sys_getdents64  sys_getdents

 +#define sys_statfs64    sys_statfs

 +#define sys_fstatfs64   sys_fstatfs

 +#endif

 +

  static const struct sysent sysent0[] = {

  #include "syscallent.h"

  };