diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 8919e0e76..66a2397e9 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Libpng 1.4.5beta02 - October 4, 2010
+Libpng 1.4.5beta02 - October 5, 2010
 
 This is not intended to be a public release.  It will be replaced
 within a few weeks by a public version or by another test version.
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ version 1.4.5beta01 [September 25, 2010]
   Fixed possible configure.ac bug introduced in version 1.4.4rc05.
   Rebuilt configure scripts with autoconf-2.68 instead of autoconf-2.65
 
-version 1.4.5beta02 [October 4, 2010]
+version 1.4.5beta02 [October 5, 2010]
   Reverted configure scripts to autoconf-2.65
+  Fixed problem with symbols creation in Makefile.ac (Martin Banky).
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 23f63b102..3d6418fec 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2684,8 +2684,9 @@ version 1.4.5beta01 [September 25, 2010]
   Fixed possible configure.ac bug introduced in version 1.4.4rc05.
   Rebuilt configure scripts with autoconf-2.68 instead of autoconf-2.65
 
-version 1.4.5beta02 [October 4, 2010]
+version 1.4.5beta02 [October 5, 2010]
   Reverted configure scripts to autoconf-2.65
+  Fixed problem with symbols creation in Makefile.ac (Martin Banky).
 
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diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 81bbba66e..e0fc8d302 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ check_PROGRAMS= pngtest
 pngtest_SOURCES = pngtest.c
 pngtest_LDADD = libpng@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@.la
 TESTS = test-pngtest.sh
-TESTS_ENVIRONMENT= srcdir=$(srcdir) 
+TESTS_ENVIRONMENT= srcdir=$(srcdir)
 
 # man pages
 dist_man_MANS= libpng.3 libpngpf.3 png.5
 
 # generate the -config scripts if required
-binconfigs= libpng@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@-config 
+binconfigs= libpng@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@-config
 EXTRA_SCRIPTS= libpng-config libpng@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@-config
 bin_SCRIPTS= @binconfigs@
 
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ $(PNGLIB_BASENAME)-config: libpng-config
 
 libpng.sym: png.h pngconf.h
 	rm -f $@ $@.new
-	$(CPP) @LIBPNG_DEFINES@ $(CPPFLAGS) -DPNG_BUILDSYMS $(srcdir)/png.h | \
+	$(CPP) @LIBPNG_DEFINES@ $(CPPFLAGS) -DPNG_BUILDSYMS $(srcdir)/png.h $(srcdir)/$@
+	cat $(srcdir)/$@ | \
 		$(SED) -n -e \
 		's|^.*PNG_FUNCTION_EXPORT[ 	]*\([$(AN)]*\).*$$|$(SYMBOL_PREFIX)\1|p' \
 		-e 's|^.*PNG_DATA_EXPORT[ 	]*\([$(AN)]*\).*$$|$(SYMBOL_PREFIX)\1|p' \
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 35c516720..ec2c1cc98 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ am__tar = @am__tar@
 am__untar = @am__untar@
 
 # generate the -config scripts if required
-binconfigs = libpng@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@-config 
+binconfigs = libpng@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@-config
 bindir = @bindir@
 build = @build@
 build_alias = @build_alias@
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 pngtest_SOURCES = pngtest.c
 pngtest_LDADD = libpng@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@.la
 TESTS = test-pngtest.sh
-TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = srcdir=$(srcdir) 
+TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = srcdir=$(srcdir)
 
 # man pages
 dist_man_MANS = libpng.3 libpngpf.3 png.5
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ config.h: stamp-h1
 stamp-h1: $(srcdir)/config.h.in $(top_builddir)/config.status
 	@rm -f stamp-h1
 	cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status config.h
-$(srcdir)/config.h.in: @MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE@ $(am__configure_deps) 
+$(srcdir)/config.h.in: @MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE@ $(am__configure_deps)
 	($(am__cd) $(top_srcdir) && $(AUTOHEADER))
 	rm -f stamp-h1
 	touch $@
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ clean-libLTLIBRARIES:
 	  echo "rm -f \"$${dir}/so_locations\""; \
 	  rm -f "$${dir}/so_locations"; \
 	done
-libpng@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@.la: $(libpng@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@_la_OBJECTS) $(libpng@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@_la_DEPENDENCIES) 
+libpng@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@.la: $(libpng@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@_la_OBJECTS) $(libpng@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@_la_DEPENDENCIES)
 	$(libpng@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@_la_LINK) -rpath $(libdir) $(libpng@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@_la_OBJECTS) $(libpng@PNGLIB_MAJOR@@PNGLIB_MINOR@_la_LIBADD) $(LIBS)
 
 clean-checkPROGRAMS:
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ clean-checkPROGRAMS:
 	list=`for p in $$list; do echo "$$p"; done | sed 's/$(EXEEXT)$$//'`; \
 	echo " rm -f" $$list; \
 	rm -f $$list
-pngtest$(EXEEXT): $(pngtest_OBJECTS) $(pngtest_DEPENDENCIES) 
+pngtest$(EXEEXT): $(pngtest_OBJECTS) $(pngtest_DEPENDENCIES)
 	@rm -f pngtest$(EXEEXT)
 	$(LINK) $(pngtest_OBJECTS) $(pngtest_LDADD) $(LIBS)
 install-binSCRIPTS: $(bin_SCRIPTS)
@@ -1213,7 +1213,8 @@ $(PNGLIB_BASENAME)-config: libpng-config
 
 libpng.sym: png.h pngconf.h
 	rm -f $@ $@.new
-	$(CPP) @LIBPNG_DEFINES@ $(CPPFLAGS) -DPNG_BUILDSYMS $(srcdir)/png.h | \
+	$(CPP) @LIBPNG_DEFINES@ $(CPPFLAGS) -DPNG_BUILDSYMS $(srcdir)/png.h $(srcdir)/$@
+	cat $(srcdir)/$@ | \
 		$(SED) -n -e \
 		's|^.*PNG_FUNCTION_EXPORT[ 	]*\([$(AN)]*\).*$$|$(SYMBOL_PREFIX)\1|p' \
 		-e 's|^.*PNG_DATA_EXPORT[ 	]*\([$(AN)]*\).*$$|$(SYMBOL_PREFIX)\1|p' \