diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5a27dcd..ab22aa5 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ AX_DEFINE_DIR([DATADIR], [datadir])
 #AC_SUBST(DATADIR)
 
 # macros
-sed 's/.*/ &/g' ${0%/*}/README; echo " ." > ${0%/*}/README.debian
+sed 's/.*/ &/g' ${0%/*}/README > ${0%/*}/README.debian
 READMEDEB=README.debian
 AC_SUBST_FILE(READMEDEB)
 README=README
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ if test "$have_stacktrace" = "yes"; then
     AC_SEARCH_LIBS(bfd_openr, bfd,
                  [AC_MSG_RESULT([OK, found libbfd])],
 [AC_MSG_ERROR([BFD library from the binutils package not found!
-It is required for stach trace!
+It is required for stack trace!
  - install binutils or binutils-devel
  - or configure with option --enable-ltdl
  - or configure with option --disable-stacktrace])])