Your bug report #18734: [PATCH] vala: Improper parsing of valac arguments leads to garbage in DIST_COMMON which was filed against the automake package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 18734@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 18734: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=18734 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems