diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 349cec0d..f7c908ac 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ $(distdir):
 	mkdir -p $(distdir)/src/example
 	mkdir -p $(distdir)/src/extension
 	mkdir -p $(distdir)/doc
+	mkdir -p $(distdir)/spec
 	cp $(srcdir)/configure.ac $(distdir)
 	cp $(srcdir)/configure $(distdir)
 	cp $(srcdir)/Makefile.in $(distdir)
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ $(distdir):
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/*.[ch] $(distdir)/src
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/extension/*.[ch] $(distdir)/src/extension
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/getdns/*.in $(distdir)/src/getdns
-	cp $(srcdir)/src/getdns/*.h $(distdir)/src/getdns
+	cp $(srcdir)/src/getdns/getdns_*.h $(distdir)/src/getdns
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/test/Makefile.in $(distdir)/src/test
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/test/*.[ch] $(distdir)/src/test
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/test/*.sh $(distdir)/src/test
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ $(distdir):
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/example/*.[ch] $(distdir)/src/example
 	cp $(srcdir)/doc/Makefile.in $(distdir)/doc
 	cp $(srcdir)/doc/*.in $(distdir)/doc
+	cp $(srcdir)/doc/manpgaltnames $(distdir)/doc
+	cp $(srcdir)/spec/* $(distdir)/spec
 
 distcheck: $(distdir).tar.gz
 	gzip -cd $(distdir).tar.gz | tar xvf -
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index adf29085..689f2d99 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ PACKAGE_STRING='getdns 0.1.0'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='stub-resolver@verisignlabs.com'
 PACKAGE_URL='http://www.getdnsapi.net'
 
-ac_unique_file="src/getdns/getdns.h"
+ac_unique_file="src/getdns/getdns.h.in"
 # Factoring default headers for most tests.
 ac_includes_default="\
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ CPPFLAGS
 LDFLAGS
 CFLAGS
 CC
+GETDNS_COMPILATION_COMMENT
 target_alias
 host_alias
 build_alias
@@ -2176,6 +2177,9 @@ ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $
 ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
+CURRENT_DATE=`LC_ALL=C date`
+GETDNS_COMPILATION_COMMENT="getdns 0.1.0 configured on $CURRENT_DATE for the February 2014 version of the API"
+
 
 # AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 # LT_INIT
@@ -11398,7 +11402,7 @@ _ACEOF
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: Default trust anchor: $TRUST_ANCHOR_FILE" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: Default trust anchor: $TRUST_ANCHOR_FILE" >&6;}
 
-ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile src/Makefile src/getdns/Makefile src/example/Makefile src/test/Makefile doc/Makefile"
+ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile src/Makefile src/getdns/Makefile src/getdns/getdns.h src/example/Makefile src/test/Makefile doc/Makefile"
 
 if  test -n "$DOXYGEN"
     then ac_config_files="$ac_config_files src/Doxyfile"
@@ -12400,6 +12404,7 @@ do
     "Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES Makefile" ;;
     "src/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES src/Makefile" ;;
     "src/getdns/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES src/getdns/Makefile" ;;
+    "src/getdns/getdns.h") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES src/getdns/getdns.h" ;;
     "src/example/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES src/example/Makefile" ;;
     "src/test/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES src/test/Makefile" ;;
     "doc/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES doc/Makefile" ;;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e1edf082..4b30e5c7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.56])
 AC_INIT([getdns], [0.1.0], [stub-resolver@verisignlabs.com], [], [http://www.getdnsapi.net])
-AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/getdns/getdns.h])
+CURRENT_DATE=`LC_ALL=C date`
+GETDNS_COMPILATION_COMMENT="AC_PACKAGE_STRING configured on $CURRENT_DATE for the February 2014 version of the API"
+AC_SUBST(GETDNS_COMPILATION_COMMENT)
+AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/getdns/getdns.h.in])
 # AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 # LT_INIT
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
@@ -229,7 +232,7 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([TRUST_ANCHOR_FILE], ["$TRUST_ANCHOR_FILE"], [Default trust a
 AC_SUBST(TRUST_ANCHOR_FILE)
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([Default trust anchor: $TRUST_ANCHOR_FILE])
 
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile src/Makefile src/getdns/Makefile src/example/Makefile src/test/Makefile doc/Makefile])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile src/Makefile src/getdns/Makefile src/getdns/getdns.h src/example/Makefile src/test/Makefile doc/Makefile])
 if [ test -n "$DOXYGEN" ]
     then AC_CONFIG_FILES([src/Doxyfile])
 fi
diff --git a/doc/manpgaltnames b/doc/manpgaltnames
index 82800b7c..78de6e85 100755
--- a/doc/manpgaltnames
+++ b/doc/manpgaltnames
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 # generate list of alternate names for the specified man page
 # used to generate alternative man pages
 main=${1%.[0-9]}
diff --git a/src/getdns/getdns.h b/src/getdns/getdns.h.in
similarity index 99%
rename from src/getdns/getdns.h
rename to src/getdns/getdns.h.in
index dccf7223..4c37f750 100644
--- a/src/getdns/getdns.h
+++ b/src/getdns/getdns.h.in
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#define GETDNS_COMPILATION_COMMENT The API implementation should fill in something here, such as a compilation version string and date, and change it each time the API is compiled.
+#define GETDNS_COMPILATION_COMMENT "@GETDNS_COMPILATION_COMMENT@"
 
 /* Return values */
 typedef enum getdns_return_t {