2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 29fc9590..8e00b1b5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ lex.yy.c: $(top_srcdir)parser.l
 	  fi)
 	$(call SH,chmod a-w $@)
 
+ifeq ($(maintainer),y)
+
 y.tab.h: y.tab.c
 	$(call SH,                                              \
 	  if ! [ -e y.tab.h ] ; then                            \
@@ -311,6 +313,8 @@ y.tab.c: $(top_srcdir)parser.y
 	    false ;                                             \
 	  fi)
 
+endif
+
 # Suppress useless sccs id array and unused label warning in byacc otuput.
 # Bison-generated parser also tests for this lint define.
 $(call EACH_CONF,y.tab.o): TXR_CFLAGS += -Dlint
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 07584383..f86cdccb 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ install_prefix=
 bindir='bin'
 datadir='share/txr'
 mandir='share/man'
+maintainer=
 make=
 cross=
 compiler_prefix=
@@ -779,6 +780,9 @@ SHELL := $txr_shell}
 
 txr_ver := $txr_ver
 
+# is this configuration in maintainer mode
+maintainer := $maintainer
+
 # absolute path to source code directory
 top_srcdir := $top_srcdir