GNU make warnings

I see the following configure/make warnings with tdebindings: configure.in:53: the top level korundum/rubylib/rbkconfig_compiler/Makefile.am:5: `%'-style pattern rules are a GNU make extension qtsharp/src/bindings/Makefile.am:6: wildcard *.cs: non-POSIX variable name qtsharp/src/bindings/Makefile.am:6: (probably a GNU make extension) qtsharp/src/bindings/Makefile.am:6: wildcard static/*.cs: non-POSIX variable name qtsharp/src/bindings/Makefile.am:6: (probably a GNU make extension) qtsharp/src/generator/Makefile.am:3: wildcard *.cs: non-POSIX variable name qtsharp/src/generator/Makefile.am:3: (probably a GNU make extension) qtsharp/src/uicsharp/Makefile.am:3: wildcard *.cs: non-POSIX variable name qtsharp/src/uicsharp/Makefile.am:3: (probably a GNU make extension) Looking around the web indicates the following possible solution: ======================================= diff -urN tdebindings/korundum/rubylib/rbkconfig_compiler/Makefile.am tdebindings.new/korundum/rubylib/rbkconfig_compiler/Makefile.am --- tdebindings/korundum/rubylib/rbkconfig_compiler/Makefile.am 2012-09-14 17:58:59.000000000 -0500 +++ tdebindings.new/korundum/rubylib/rbkconfig_compiler/Makefile.am 2012-11-28 10:01:55.000000000 -0600 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ RBUIC=rbuic -%.rb: %.ui +.ui.rb: $(RBUIC) -tr ${UIC_TR} -kde $*.ui -o $@ exampleprefs_base.rb: $(srcdir)/example.kcfg rbkconfig_compiler $(srcdir)/exampleprefs_base.kcfgc diff -urN tdebindings/qtsharp/src/bindings/Makefile.am tdebindings.new/qtsharp/src/bindings/Makefile.am --- tdebindings/qtsharp/src/bindings/Makefile.am 2012-09-14 17:59:01.000000000 -0500 +++ tdebindings.new/qtsharp/src/bindings/Makefile.am 2012-11-28 10:05:16.000000000 -0600 @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = -Wno-portability + all: Qt.dll TQWidget.cs: diff -urN tdebindings/qtsharp/src/generator/Makefile.am tdebindings.new/qtsharp/src/generator/Makefile.am --- tdebindings/qtsharp/src/generator/Makefile.am 2012-09-14 17:59:01.000000000 -0500 +++ tdebindings.new/qtsharp/src/generator/Makefile.am 2012-11-28 10:08:50.000000000 -0600 @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = -Wno-portability + all: generator.exe generator.exe: $(wildcard *.cs) diff -urN tdebindings/qtsharp/src/uicsharp/Makefile.am tdebindings.new/qtsharp/src/uicsharp/Makefile.am --- tdebindings/qtsharp/src/uicsharp/Makefile.am 2012-09-14 17:59:01.000000000 -0500 +++ tdebindings.new/qtsharp/src/uicsharp/Makefile.am 2012-11-28 10:08:01.000000000 -0600 @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = -Wno-portability + all: uicsharp.exe uicsharp.exe: $(wildcard *.cs) ======================================= The warnings disappear with the patch. Is this a legitimate patch to push upstream or are there more palatable fixes? Darrell