--- gen-compat-autoconf.sh.old	2014-05-06 20:37:35.000000000 +0200
+++ gen-compat-autoconf.sh	2014-05-07 11:38:27.000000000 +0200
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 TARGET=${1:="compat-autoconf.h"}
 TMP="${TARGET}.tmp"
 
-echo -n > "${TMP}"
+touch "${TMP}"
 
 gen_config() {
 	KEY="${1}"