--- a/python/Makefile.am	Sun Jan 20 00:12:17 2008 +0100
+++ b/python/Makefile.am	Sun Jan 20 00:22:09 2008 +0100
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@
 types.pyo: types.py local.py
 
 .py.pyc:
-	python -c 'import $*'
+	python -c 'import $*' && touch $@
 .py.pyo:
-	python -O -c 'import $*'
+	python -O -c 'import $*' && touch $@