-# this is for using the samples in ../samples/xxxxx
-pretop_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
-top_srcdir = ../$(pretop_srcdir)
-top_builddir = ../..
-include ../../src/make.env
+# the comment at the end of the next line is needed because otherwise autoconf
+# would remove this line completely - it contains a built-in hack to remove
+# any VPATH assignment not containing ':'
+VPATH = @PATH_IFS@$(top_srcdir)/$(program_dir) # ':' for autoconf
+
+# Set defaults from configure
+include $(top_builddir)/src/make.env
+
+all: $(BIN_PROGRAM) install_dirs install_data