--- Makefile.am.orig	2022-10-03 13:34:07
+++ Makefile.am	2024-05-06 14:41:16
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 	chmod -R u+w  python-pkg
 
 $(PYTHON_TARBALL): $(abs_builddir)/python-pkg/setup.py
-	cp $(top_builddir)/VERSION $(abs_builddir)/python-pkg
+	-cp $(top_builddir)/VERSION $(abs_builddir)/python-pkg
 	cd $(abs_builddir)/python-pkg; \
 	    CFLAGS="$(PY_PKG_CFLAGS)" LDFLAGS="$(PY_PKG_LFLAGS)" \
 	    $(SETUPTOOLS_ENV) \
