diff --git a/alliance/src/attila/etc/attila.conf b/alliance/src/attila/etc/attila.conf
index 3a9206dd..2ce8ac30 100644
--- a/alliance/src/attila/etc/attila.conf
+++ b/alliance/src/attila/etc/attila.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# $Id: attila.conf,v 1.3 2002/09/30 18:30:05 jpc Exp $
+# $Id: attila.conf,v 1.4 2002/10/04 14:06:24 jpc Exp $
 #                                                                        
 # -*- Mode: Shell-script -*-
 #
@@ -53,4 +53,11 @@
  CVS_STARTUP_FILES="$CVS_STARTUP_FILES alliance.m4"
  CVS_STARTUP_FILES="$CVS_STARTUP_FILES motif.m4"
  CVS_STARTUP_FILES="$CVS_STARTUP_FILES xpm.m4"
+ CVS_STARTUP_FILES="$CVS_STARTUP_FILES configure.in"
  CVS_STARTUP_FILES="$CVS_STARTUP_FILES Makefile.am"
+#CVS_STARTUP_FILES="$CVS_STARTUP_FILES install.sh"
+#CVS_STARTUP_FILES="$CVS_STARTUP_FILES mkinstalldirs"
+#CVS_STARTUP_FILES="$CVS_STARTUP_FILES missing"
+#CVS_STARTUP_FILES="$CVS_STARTUP_FILES config.guess"
+#CVS_STARTUP_FILES="$CVS_STARTUP_FILES config.sub"
+#CVS_STARTUP_FILES="$CVS_STARTUP_FILES ltmain.sh"
diff --git a/alliance/src/attila/src/Makefile.am b/alliance/src/attila/src/Makefile.am
index 102e56e8..aa3c9374 100644
--- a/alliance/src/attila/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/alliance/src/attila/src/Makefile.am
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ bin_SCRIPTS         = attila
 CLEANFILES          = attila
 
 attila : ${srcdir}/attila.sh
-	${SED} 's,__ALLIANCE_INSTALL_DIR__,$(prefix),' $< > $@
-	chmod a+x $@
+	${SED} 's,="__ALLIANCE_INSTALL_DIR__"$$,="$(prefix)",' $< > $@
 
 EXTRA_DIST = attila.sh
 
diff --git a/alliance/src/attila/src/attila.sh b/alliance/src/attila/src/attila.sh
index 6ffc3409..51dc0d2e 100755
--- a/alliance/src/attila/src/attila.sh
+++ b/alliance/src/attila/src/attila.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# $Id: attila.sh,v 1.4 2002/10/01 14:02:11 jpc Exp $
+# $Id: attila.sh,v 1.5 2002/10/04 14:06:28 jpc Exp $
 #                                                                        
 # /------------------------------------------------------------------\
 # |                                                                  |
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@
 
        exit 1
    fi
+
+   . "$ALLIANCE_TOP/etc/attila.conf"
  }