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/signal.c strace-4.5.15/signal.c

 --- strace-4.5.15.orig/signal.c	2007-01-11 23:08:38.000000000 +0100

 +++ strace-4.5.15/signal.c	2007-07-14 19:24:43.000000000 +0200

 @@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@

  	  	tcp->u_rval = tcp->u_error = 0;

  		if(tcp->u_arg[0] == 0)

  		  	return 0;

 -		tcp->auxstr = sprintsigmask("mask now ", tcp->u_arg[1]);

 +		tcp->auxstr = sprintsigmask("mask now ", tcp->u_arg[1], 0);

  		return RVAL_NONE | RVAL_STR;

  	}

  	return 0;