--- automake.in.orig	Wed Nov 24 16:04:56 1999
+++ automake.in	Wed Nov 24 16:07:15 1999
@@ -6907,7 +6907,7 @@
 				$trailer = "; error while making link: $!\n";
 			    }
 			}
-			elsif (! system ('cp', $am_dir . '/' . $file, $errfile))
+			elsif (system ('cp', $am_dir . '/' . $file, $errfile))
 			{
 			    $suppress = 0;
 			    $trailer = "\n    error while copying\n";