@@ -130,5 +130,12 @@
 	AC_SUBST(PLUGIN_SUFFIX)
 	AC_SUBST(INSTALL_LIB)
 	AC_SUBST(UNINSTALL_LIB)
 	AC_SUBST(CLEAN_LIB)
 ])
+
+AC_DEFUN([BUILDSYS_TOUCH_DEPS], [
+	$as_echo "$as_me: Touching .deps files"
+	for i in $(find . -name Makefile); do
+		touch $(dirname $i)/.deps
+	done
+])