diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 51d2ab58..54cd9ae2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ prefix:,program-prefix:,exec-prefix:,lib-suffix:,\
 bindir:,libdir:,includedir:,datadir:,\
 host:,build:,\
 sbindir:,sysconfdir:,libexecdir:,localstatedir:,sharedstatedir:,mandir:,infodir:,\
-enable-dependency-tracking,disable-dependency-tracking\
+enable-dependency-tracking,disable-dependency-tracking,\
+disable-silent-rules,disable-maintainer-mode\
  -n './configure' -- "$@"`
 if [ $? != 0 ] ; then echo "Failed parsing options." >&2 ; exit 1 ; fi
 
@@ -129,6 +130,8 @@ while true; do
         # Ignore for autotools compat
         --host | --build ) shift; shift ;;
         --disable-dependency-tracking | --enable-dependency-tracking ) shift ;;
+	# Ignore for debian compat
+	--disable-silent-rules | --disable-maintainer-mode ) shift ;;
         -h | --help ) help; exit 0 ;;
         -- ) shift; break ;;
         * ) break ;;
@@ -269,6 +272,10 @@ cd ..
 cat << EOF > Makefile
 default:
 	@sh -c "cd build; $exec_command"
+distclean: clean uninstall
+	
+test: default
+	echo "make test not yet supported"
 %:
 	@sh -c "cd build; $exec_command \"\$@\""
 EOF