--- Makefile.in	2007-08-16 18:04:17.000000000 +0000
+++ Makefile.in	2007-08-16 18:07:02.000000000 +0000
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@
 
 
 art_config.h:	gen_art_config$(EXEEXT)
-	./gen_art_config > art_config.h
+	cp art_config.h.keep art_config.h
 
 @OS_WIN32_TRUE@install-libtool-import-lib:
 @OS_WIN32_TRUE@	$(INSTALL) .libs/libart_lgpl_2.dll.a $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
--- Makefile.am	2007-08-16 16:08:29.000000000 +0000
+++ Makefile.am	2007-08-16 17:44:10.000000000 +0000
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 BUILT_SOURCES = art_config.h
 
 art_config.h:	gen_art_config$(EXEEXT)
-	./gen_art_config > art_config.h
+	cp art_config.h.keep art_config.h
 
 EXTRA_DIST = 			\
 	libart.def		\
--- art_config.h.keep	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ art_config.h.keep	2007-08-16 17:53:25.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/* it looks like these definitions are not used at all */
+/*
+#define ART_SIZEOF_CHAR 1
+#define ART_SIZEOF_SHORT 2
+#define ART_SIZEOF_INT 4
+#define ART_SIZEOF_LONG 4
+*/
+
+
+typedef uint8_t art_u8;
+typedef uint16_t art_u16;
+typedef uint32_t art_u32;