diff -Naur Hermes-1.3.2.orig/configure.in Hermes-1.3.2/configure.in
--- Hermes-1.3.2.orig/configure.in	2000-07-05 06:50:25.000000000 -0700
+++ Hermes-1.3.2/configure.in	2004-11-16 16:14:27.800924711 -0800
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Checks for programs.
 
+AM_PROG_AS
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CPP
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
diff -Naur Hermes-1.3.2.orig/src/Makefile.am Hermes-1.3.2/src/Makefile.am
--- Hermes-1.3.2.orig/src/Makefile.am	2000-01-23 08:14:14.000000000 -0800
+++ Hermes-1.3.2/src/Makefile.am	2004-11-16 16:13:20.626745550 -0800
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
 	cp $@ `echo $@ | sed -e 's/\.lo$$/.o/'`
 
 install-data-local:
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -d $(includedir)/Hermes
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/Hermes
 	for incfile in $(publicheaders); do \
-	  $(INSTALL) -m 0644 $$incfile $(includedir)/Hermes; \
+	  $(INSTALL) -m 0644 $$incfile $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/Hermes; \
 	done
 
 uninstall-local: