diff --git a/lib/Makefile.ctan b/lib/Makefile.ctan
index 7d23fb5..01a9c6b 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.ctan
+++ b/lib/Makefile.ctan
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ MAKE		= make
 # the filedates and the checksums. To get rid of all the junk we commit and 
 # export a clean copy EXPORTED, on which we run the target ctanexp below,  
 # which generates a directory CTANDIR, which we zip and move into place. 
-ctan: all  filedate checksum
+ctan: #all  filedate checksum
 	git commit -am'draining just to be sure for CTAN distribution'
 	rm -Rf $(EXPORTED)
 	@echo "exporting a clean copy to $(EXPORTED)"
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.in b/lib/Makefile.in
index ea11c59..995eac6 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/Makefile.in
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ ltds:
 	cp $(DTX.sty) $(DTX.cls) $(TDS.tex) $(TDSDIR.tex)
 	cp $(DTX.sty.ltxml) $(DTX.cls.ltxml) $(TDSDIR.tex) || echo "omitting ltxml files"
 	cp README $(DTX.pdf) $(EXAMPLE.tex) $(EXAMPLE.pdf) $(TDS.doc) $(TDSDIR.doc)
-	@if $(TDS.exdirs) then cp -R $(TDS.exdirs) $(TDSDIR.doc); fi
+	@ifneq ($(TDS.exdirs),"") then cp -R $(TDS.exdirs) $(TDSDIR.doc); fi
 
 lctan:
 	mkdir -p $(CTANDIR)