diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 47f965e08..4db6b5b9f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ if test x$lynx = xyes ; then
    AC_CHECK_PROG(have_lynx, lynx, yes, no)
 
    if test x$have_lynx = xno ; then
-     AC_MSG_ERROR([*** Sorry, you have to install lynx or use --disable-lynx ***])
+     AC_MSG_WARN([*** lynx not found, plain text README will not be built ***])
    fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index f67598f1e..fff065510 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 noinst_DATA = README.html cli.html modules.html daemon.html README
 EXTRA_DIST = $(noinst_DATA) style.css README.html.in cli.html.in modules.html.in daemon.html.in todo FAQ.html.in
 
-MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = README README.html cli.html modules.html daemon.html FAQ.html
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = README.html cli.html modules.html daemon.html FAQ.html
 CLEANFILES =
 
 if USE_LYNX
diff --git a/polyp/Makefile.am b/polyp/Makefile.am
index 8c91ae4bf..db508d7af 100644
--- a/polyp/Makefile.am
+++ b/polyp/Makefile.am
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ daemon.conf: daemon.conf.in Makefile
 		-e 's,@DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE\@,$(polypconfdir)/daemon.conf,g' < $< > $@
 
 install-exec-hook:
-	chown root $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/polypaudio
+	chown root $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/polypaudio ; true
 	chmod u+s $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/polypaudio
 	ln -s pacat $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/parec
 
diff --git a/polyp/mcalign-test.c b/polyp/mcalign-test.c
index f8af4f9fc..e4a6a2393 100644
--- a/polyp/mcalign-test.c
+++ b/polyp/mcalign-test.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 break;
 
             pa_loop_write(STDOUT_FILENO, (uint8_t*) t.memblock->data + t.index, t.length);
-            fprintf(stderr, "Wrote %u bytes.\n", t.length);
+            fprintf(stderr, "Wrote %lu bytes.\n", (unsigned long) t.length);
 
             pa_memblock_unref(t.memblock);
         }
diff --git a/polyp/pid.c b/polyp/pid.c
index 232de216e..32365136f 100644
--- a/polyp/pid.c
+++ b/polyp/pid.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <assert.h>