2 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3839b42d..6bba86c7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 all:
-        -@echo "Use ./configure first.  Thank you."
+        -@echo "Please use ./configure first.  Thank you."
 
 distclean:
         make -f Makefile.in distclean
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index efaec6f6..5a2300a8 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -164,9 +164,10 @@ install-libs: $(LIBS)
         -@if [ ! -d $(DESTDIR)$(man3dir)      ]; then mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(man3dir); fi
         -@if [ ! -d $(DESTDIR)$(pkgconfigdir) ]; then mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(pkgconfigdir); fi
         cp $(LIBS) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-        cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir); chmod 755 $(SHAREDLIB) ; chmod u=rw,go=r $(STATICLIB)
+        cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir); chmod u=rw,go=r $(STATICLIB)
         -@(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir); $(RANLIB) libz.a || true) >/dev/null 2>&1
-        cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir); if test -f $(SHAREDLIBV); then \
+        -@cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir); if test "$(SHAREDLIBV)" -a -f $(SHAREDLIBV); then \
+          chmod 755 $(SHAREDLIBV); \
           rm -f $(SHAREDLIB) $(SHAREDLIBM); \
           ln -s $(SHAREDLIBV) $(SHAREDLIB); \
           ln -s $(SHAREDLIBV) $(SHAREDLIBM); \
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ install: install-libs
 uninstall:
         cd $(DESTDIR)$(includedir); rm -f zlib.h zconf.h
         cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir); rm -f libz.a; \
-        if test -f $(SHAREDLIBV); then \
+        if test "$(SHAREDLIBV)" -a -f $(SHAREDLIBV); then \
           rm -f $(SHAREDLIBV) $(SHAREDLIB) $(SHAREDLIBM); \
         fi
         cd $(DESTDIR)$(man3dir); rm -f zlib.3
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ maintainer-clean: distclean
 distclean: clean zconf docs
         rm -f Makefile zlib.pc
         -@rm -f .DS_Store
-        -@printf 'all:\n\t-@echo "Use ./configure first.  Thank you."\n' > Makefile
+        -@printf 'all:\n\t-@echo "Please use ./configure first.  Thank you."\n' > Makefile
         -@printf '\ndistclean:\n\tmake -f Makefile.in distclean\n' >> Makefile
         -@touch -r Makefile.in Makefile