--- a/bootstrap	Thu Apr 30 19:36:19 2009 +0000
+++ b/bootstrap	Mon May 04 10:05:02 2009 +0000
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@
 #
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+set -e
 set -x
+
 touch ChangeLog
+mkdir -p m4
+
 autoreconf -i
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------