diff --git a/stix/Makefile.am b/stix/Makefile.am
index 0be2e1e..d66adab 100644
--- a/stix/Makefile.am
+++ b/stix/Makefile.am
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ SUBDIRS = libltdl lib
 DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS) 
 
 distclean-local:
-	$(RM) -r $(top_srcdir)/autom4te.cache
+	@rm -rf $(top_srcdir)/autom4te.cache
diff --git a/stix/Makefile.in b/stix/Makefile.in
index 4e4c52b..4ad101f 100644
--- a/stix/Makefile.in
+++ b/stix/Makefile.in
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ DEPDIR = @DEPDIR@
 DLLTOOL = @DLLTOOL@
 DSYMUTIL = @DSYMUTIL@
 DUMPBIN = @DUMPBIN@
-ECHO = @ECHO@
 ECHO_C = @ECHO_C@
 ECHO_N = @ECHO_N@
 ECHO_T = @ECHO_T@
@@ -280,8 +279,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH = @PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 QUADMATH_LIBS = @QUADMATH_LIBS@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
-RM = @RM@
-RMDIR = @RMDIR@
 SED = @SED@
 SET_MAKE = @SET_MAKE@
 SHELL = @SHELL@
@@ -300,7 +297,6 @@ STIX_SIZEOF_SHORT = @STIX_SIZEOF_SHORT@
 STIX_SIZEOF_VOID_P = @STIX_SIZEOF_VOID_P@
 STIX_SIZEOF_WCHAR_T = @STIX_SIZEOF_WCHAR_T@
 STRIP = @STRIP@
-TRUE = @TRUE@
 UNICOWS_LIBS = @UNICOWS_LIBS@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
 abs_builddir = @abs_builddir@
@@ -832,7 +828,7 @@ uninstall-am:
 
 
 distclean-local:
-	$(RM) -r $(top_srcdir)/autom4te.cache
+	@rm -rf $(top_srcdir)/autom4te.cache
 
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
 # Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded.
diff --git a/stix/configure b/stix/configure
index 83bb132..809e2fc 100755
--- a/stix/configure
+++ b/stix/configure
@@ -705,7 +705,6 @@ ac_ct_DUMPBIN
 DUMPBIN
 LD
 FGREP
-SED
 host_os
 host_vendor
 host_cpu
@@ -715,10 +714,7 @@ build_vendor
 build_cpu
 build
 LIBTOOL
-ECHO
-TRUE
-RMDIR
-RM
+SED
 LN_S
 EGREP
 GREP
@@ -5906,377 +5902,75 @@ else
 $as_echo "no, using $LN_S" >&6; }
 fi
 
-
-if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
-  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}rm", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}rm; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_RM+:} false; then :
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for a sed that does not truncate output" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for a sed that does not truncate output... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_path_SED+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
-  if test -n "$RM"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_RM="$RM" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+            ac_script=s/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb/
+     for ac_i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7; do
+       ac_script="$ac_script$as_nl$ac_script"
+     done
+     echo "$ac_script" 2>/dev/null | sed 99q >conftest.sed
+     { ac_script=; unset ac_script;}
+     if test -z "$SED"; then
+  ac_path_SED_found=false
+  # Loop through the user's path and test for each of PROGNAME-LIST
+  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
 for as_dir in $PATH
 do
   IFS=$as_save_IFS
   test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_prog in sed gsed; do
     for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_RM="${ac_tool_prefix}rm"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
+      ac_path_SED="$as_dir/$ac_prog$ac_exec_ext"
+      as_fn_executable_p "$ac_path_SED" || continue
+# Check for GNU ac_path_SED and select it if it is found.
+  # Check for GNU $ac_path_SED
+case `"$ac_path_SED" --version 2>&1` in
+*GNU*)
+  ac_cv_path_SED="$ac_path_SED" ac_path_SED_found=:;;
+*)
+  ac_count=0
+  $as_echo_n 0123456789 >"conftest.in"
+  while :
+  do
+    cat "conftest.in" "conftest.in" >"conftest.tmp"
+    mv "conftest.tmp" "conftest.in"
+    cp "conftest.in" "conftest.nl"
+    $as_echo '' >> "conftest.nl"
+    "$ac_path_SED" -f conftest.sed < "conftest.nl" >"conftest.out" 2>/dev/null || break
+    diff "conftest.out" "conftest.nl" >/dev/null 2>&1 || break
+    as_fn_arith $ac_count + 1 && ac_count=$as_val
+    if test $ac_count -gt ${ac_path_SED_max-0}; then
+      # Best one so far, save it but keep looking for a better one
+      ac_cv_path_SED="$ac_path_SED"
+      ac_path_SED_max=$ac_count
+    fi
+    # 10*(2^10) chars as input seems more than enough
+    test $ac_count -gt 10 && break
   done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-RM=$ac_cv_prog_RM
-if test -n "$RM"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $RM" >&5
-$as_echo "$RM" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-fi
-if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_RM"; then
-  ac_ct_RM=$RM
-  # Extract the first word of "rm", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy rm; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_RM+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$ac_ct_RM"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_RM="$ac_ct_RM" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_RM="rm"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-ac_ct_RM=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_RM
-if test -n "$ac_ct_RM"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_RM" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_ct_RM" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_RM" = x; then
-    RM=""
-  else
-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
-yes:)
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
-ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
+  rm -f conftest.in conftest.tmp conftest.nl conftest.out;;
 esac
-    RM=$ac_ct_RM
-  fi
-else
-  RM="$ac_cv_prog_RM"
-fi
 
-if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
-  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}rmdir", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}rmdir; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_RMDIR+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$RMDIR"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_RMDIR="$RMDIR" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_RMDIR="${ac_tool_prefix}rmdir"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
+      $ac_path_SED_found && break 3
+    done
+  done
   done
 IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-RMDIR=$ac_cv_prog_RMDIR
-if test -n "$RMDIR"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $RMDIR" >&5
-$as_echo "$RMDIR" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-fi
-if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_RMDIR"; then
-  ac_ct_RMDIR=$RMDIR
-  # Extract the first word of "rmdir", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy rmdir; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_RMDIR+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$ac_ct_RMDIR"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_RMDIR="$ac_ct_RMDIR" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_RMDIR="rmdir"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-ac_ct_RMDIR=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_RMDIR
-if test -n "$ac_ct_RMDIR"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_RMDIR" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_ct_RMDIR" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_RMDIR" = x; then
-    RMDIR=""
-  else
-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
-yes:)
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
-ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
-esac
-    RMDIR=$ac_ct_RMDIR
+  if test -z "$ac_cv_path_SED"; then
+    as_fn_error $? "no acceptable sed could be found in \$PATH" "$LINENO" 5
   fi
 else
-  RMDIR="$ac_cv_prog_RMDIR"
+  ac_cv_path_SED=$SED
 fi
 
-if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
-  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}true", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}true; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_TRUE+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$TRUE"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_TRUE="$TRUE" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_TRUE="${ac_tool_prefix}true"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_path_SED" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_path_SED" >&6; }
+ SED="$ac_cv_path_SED"
+  rm -f conftest.sed
 
-fi
-fi
-TRUE=$ac_cv_prog_TRUE
-if test -n "$TRUE"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $TRUE" >&5
-$as_echo "$TRUE" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-fi
-if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_TRUE"; then
-  ac_ct_TRUE=$TRUE
-  # Extract the first word of "true", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy true; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_TRUE+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$ac_ct_TRUE"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_TRUE="$ac_ct_TRUE" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_TRUE="true"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-ac_ct_TRUE=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_TRUE
-if test -n "$ac_ct_TRUE"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_TRUE" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_ct_TRUE" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_TRUE" = x; then
-    TRUE=""
-  else
-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
-yes:)
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
-ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
-esac
-    TRUE=$ac_ct_TRUE
-  fi
-else
-  TRUE="$ac_cv_prog_TRUE"
-fi
-
-if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
-  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}echo", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}echo; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_ECHO+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$ECHO"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_ECHO="$ECHO" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_ECHO="${ac_tool_prefix}echo"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-ECHO=$ac_cv_prog_ECHO
-if test -n "$ECHO"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ECHO" >&5
-$as_echo "$ECHO" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-fi
-if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_ECHO"; then
-  ac_ct_ECHO=$ECHO
-  # Extract the first word of "echo", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy echo; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_ECHO+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$ac_ct_ECHO"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_ECHO="$ac_ct_ECHO" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_ECHO="echo"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-ac_ct_ECHO=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_ECHO
-if test -n "$ac_ct_ECHO"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_ECHO" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_ct_ECHO" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_ECHO" = x; then
-    ECHO=""
-  else
-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
-yes:)
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
-ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
-esac
-    ECHO=$ac_ct_ECHO
-  fi
-else
-  ECHO="$ac_cv_prog_ECHO"
-fi
-
-
-RM="$RM -f"
 
 
 
diff --git a/stix/configure.ac b/stix/configure.ac
index 3958bca..4e40d46 100644
--- a/stix/configure.ac
+++ b/stix/configure.ac
@@ -33,15 +33,7 @@ dnl determine some key programs
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_EGREP
 AC_PROG_LN_S
-
-dnl check other tools
-AC_CHECK_TOOL(RM, rm)
-AC_CHECK_TOOL(RMDIR, rmdir)
-AC_CHECK_TOOL(TRUE, true)
-AC_CHECK_TOOL(ECHO, echo)
-
-dnl avoid "'/bin/rm: cannot remove `libtoolT': No such file or directory"
-RM="$RM -f"
+AC_PROG_SED
 
 dnl 'recursive' type seems to have problems in setting LT_CONFIG_H
 dnl so i use the classic 'subproject' type here
diff --git a/stix/lib/Makefile.am b/stix/lib/Makefile.am
index 77c64cb..e2e87c3 100644
--- a/stix/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/stix/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ install-data-hook:
 	@echo "#define _STIX_CFG_H_" >> "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)/stix-cfg.h"
 	@$(EGREP) "#define[ ]+STIX_" "$(abs_builddir)/stix-cfg.h" >> "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)/stix-cfg.h" 
 	@echo "#endif" >> "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)/stix-cfg.h"
-	@$(RM) "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)/stix-cfg.h.in"
+	@rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)/stix-cfg.h.in"
 	@$(SED) 's|/\*#define STIX_HAVE_CFG_H\*/|#define STIX_HAVE_CFG_H|' "$(srcdir)/stix-cmn.h" > "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)/stix-cmn.h"
 
 uninstall-hook:
-	@$(RM) "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)/stix-cfg.h"
+	@rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)/stix-cfg.h"
 
diff --git a/stix/lib/Makefile.in b/stix/lib/Makefile.in
index 916af2b..5a3a98b 100644
--- a/stix/lib/Makefile.in
+++ b/stix/lib/Makefile.in
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ DEPDIR = @DEPDIR@
 DLLTOOL = @DLLTOOL@
 DSYMUTIL = @DSYMUTIL@
 DUMPBIN = @DUMPBIN@
-ECHO = @ECHO@
 ECHO_C = @ECHO_C@
 ECHO_N = @ECHO_N@
 ECHO_T = @ECHO_T@
@@ -318,8 +317,6 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH = @PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 QUADMATH_LIBS = @QUADMATH_LIBS@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
-RM = @RM@
-RMDIR = @RMDIR@
 SED = @SED@
 SET_MAKE = @SET_MAKE@
 SHELL = @SHELL@
@@ -338,7 +335,6 @@ STIX_SIZEOF_SHORT = @STIX_SIZEOF_SHORT@
 STIX_SIZEOF_VOID_P = @STIX_SIZEOF_VOID_P@
 STIX_SIZEOF_WCHAR_T = @STIX_SIZEOF_WCHAR_T@
 STRIP = @STRIP@
-TRUE = @TRUE@
 UNICOWS_LIBS = @UNICOWS_LIBS@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
 abs_builddir = @abs_builddir@
@@ -1070,11 +1066,11 @@ install-data-hook:
 	@echo "#define _STIX_CFG_H_" >> "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)/stix-cfg.h"
 	@$(EGREP) "#define[ ]+STIX_" "$(abs_builddir)/stix-cfg.h" >> "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)/stix-cfg.h" 
 	@echo "#endif" >> "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)/stix-cfg.h"
-	@$(RM) "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)/stix-cfg.h.in"
+	@rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)/stix-cfg.h.in"
 	@$(SED) 's|/\*#define STIX_HAVE_CFG_H\*/|#define STIX_HAVE_CFG_H|' "$(srcdir)/stix-cmn.h" > "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)/stix-cmn.h"
 
 uninstall-hook:
-	@$(RM) "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)/stix-cfg.h"
+	@rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgincludedir)/stix-cfg.h"
 
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
 # Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded.