--- Makefile.am.orig	2016-01-15 14:13:25 UTC
+++ Makefile.am
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ endif
 install-data-hook:
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/@PACKAGE@/; \
 	for d in $$(cat data-manifest); do \
-	install -D -m $$(test -x $$d && echo 0755 || echo 0644) $$d $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/@PACKAGE@/$$d; done; \
+	mkdir -p 755 $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/@PACKAGE@/$$(dirname $$d); \
+	install -m $$(test -x $$d && echo 0755 || echo 0644) $$d $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/@PACKAGE@/$$d; done; \
 	mv $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/@PACKAGE@/test $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/@PACKAGE@/tests; \
 	cp test/testcases/xmlonly.sh $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/@PACKAGE@/tests/testcases/configbasic-xml.filter
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ all-local:
 if UNAME_IS_DEBIAN
 python_prefix = 
 else
-python_prefix = --prefix=$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)
+python_prefix = --prefix=$(prefix) --root=$(DESTDIR)
 endif
 
 install-exec-local: