diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 22284cc1..1ee6fd46 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 # LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.0)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.9)
 
-# Default policy is from 3.0.0
-cmake_policy(VERSION 3.0.0)
+# Default policy is from 2.8.9
+cmake_policy(VERSION 2.8.9)
 # Set MacOSX @rpath usage globally.
 if (POLICY CMP0020)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0020 NEW)
@@ -68,7 +68,13 @@ message(STATUS "libtiff library version ${SO_MAJOR}.${SO_MINOR}.${SO_REVISION}")
 set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON CACHE BOOL "Build shared libraries")
 
 # Project version
-project(tiff VERSION "${LIBTIFF_MAJOR_VERSION}.${LIBTIFF_MINOR_VERSION}.${LIBTIFF_MICRO_VERSION}" LANGUAGES C)
+project(tiff C)
+set(VERSION "${LIBTIFF_MAJOR_VERSION}.${LIBTIFF_MINOR_VERSION}.${LIBTIFF_MICRO_VERSION}")
+set(tiff_VERSION "${VERSION}")
+set(tiff_VERSION_MAJOR "${LIBTIFF_MAJOR_VERSION}")
+set(tiff_VERSION_MINOR "${LIBTIFF_MINOR_VERSION}")
+set(tiff_VERSION_PATCH "${LIBTIFF_MICRO_VERSION}")
+
 # the other tiff_VERSION_* variables are set automatically
 set(tiff_VERSION_ALPHA "${LIBTIFF_ALPHA_VERSION}")
 # Library version (unlike libtool's baroque scheme, WYSIWYG here)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f41492ee..7a8620be 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2015-09-01  Bob Friesenhahn  <bfriesen@simple.dallas.tx.us>
+
+	* CMakeLists.txt, Makefile.am, configure.ac: Applied patches by
+	Roger Leigh (via tiff mailing list on 2015-09-01).
+
+	CMake build is now included in 'distcheck' target.
+
+	Builds with CMake 2.8.9 and newer.
+
+	Tar is now resquested to use POSIX PAX format.
+
 2015-08-31  Bob Friesenhahn  <bfriesen@simple.dallas.tx.us>
 
 	* CMakeLists.txt, libtiff/test/Makefile.am: Applied patches by
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 8f310beb..012794b2 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 
 dist_doc_DATA = $(docfiles)
 
+distcheck-hook:
+	mkdir $(distdir)/_build/cmake \
+	&& cd $(distdir)/_build/cmake \
+	&& cmake ../.. \
+	&& $(MAKE) \
+	&& ctest -V \
+	&& $(MAKE) DESTDIR=../../_inst/cmake install
+	$(RM) -r $(distdir)/_build/cmake
+	$(RM) -r $(distdir)/_inst/cmake
+
 SUBDIRS = port libtiff tools build contrib test man html
 
 release:
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 6ab730bb..12f0e620 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -762,6 +762,7 @@ distcheck: dist
 	test -d $(distdir)/_build || exit 0; \
 	dc_install_base=`$(am__cd) $(distdir)/_inst && pwd | sed -e 's,^[^:\\/]:[\\/],/,'` \
 	  && dc_destdir="$${TMPDIR-/tmp}/am-dc-$$$$/" \
+	  && $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) distcheck-hook \
 	  && am__cwd=`pwd` \
 	  && $(am__cd) $(distdir)/_build/sub \
 	  && ../../configure \
@@ -951,6 +952,16 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-dist_docDATA uninstall-pkgconfigDATA
 .PRECIOUS: Makefile
 
 
+distcheck-hook:
+	mkdir $(distdir)/_build/cmake \
+	&& cd $(distdir)/_build/cmake \
+	&& cmake ../.. \
+	&& $(MAKE) \
+	&& ctest -V \
+	&& $(MAKE) DESTDIR=../../_inst/cmake install
+	$(RM) -r $(distdir)/_build/cmake
+	$(RM) -r $(distdir)/_inst/cmake
+
 release:
 	(rm -f $(top_srcdir)/RELEASE-DATE && echo $(LIBTIFF_RELEASE_DATE) > $(top_srcdir)/RELEASE-DATE)
 	(rm -f $(top_srcdir)/VERSION && echo $(LIBTIFF_VERSION) > $(top_srcdir)/VERSION)
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 09b6000d..5ef8eaaf 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3423,7 +3423,92 @@ AMTAR='$${TAR-tar}'
 # We'll loop over all known methods to create a tar archive until one works.
 _am_tools='gnutar  pax cpio none'
 
-am__tar='$${TAR-tar} chof - "$$tardir"' am__untar='$${TAR-tar} xf -'
+
+
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking how to create a pax tar archive" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking how to create a pax tar archive... " >&6; }
+
+  # Go ahead even if we have the value already cached.  We do so because we
+  # need to set the values for the 'am__tar' and 'am__untar' variables.
+  _am_tools=${am_cv_prog_tar_pax-$_am_tools}
+
+  for _am_tool in $_am_tools; do
+    case $_am_tool in
+    gnutar)
+      for _am_tar in tar gnutar gtar; do
+        { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: $_am_tar --version" >&5
+   ($_am_tar --version) >&5 2>&5
+   ac_status=$?
+   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   (exit $ac_status); } && break
+      done
+      am__tar="$_am_tar --format=posix -chf - "'"$$tardir"'
+      am__tar_="$_am_tar --format=posix -chf - "'"$tardir"'
+      am__untar="$_am_tar -xf -"
+      ;;
+    plaintar)
+      # Must skip GNU tar: if it does not support --format= it doesn't create
+      # ustar tarball either.
+      (tar --version) >/dev/null 2>&1 && continue
+      am__tar='tar chf - "$$tardir"'
+      am__tar_='tar chf - "$tardir"'
+      am__untar='tar xf -'
+      ;;
+    pax)
+      am__tar='pax -L -x pax -w "$$tardir"'
+      am__tar_='pax -L -x pax -w "$tardir"'
+      am__untar='pax -r'
+      ;;
+    cpio)
+      am__tar='find "$$tardir" -print | cpio -o -H pax -L'
+      am__tar_='find "$tardir" -print | cpio -o -H pax -L'
+      am__untar='cpio -i -H pax -d'
+      ;;
+    none)
+      am__tar=false
+      am__tar_=false
+      am__untar=false
+      ;;
+    esac
+
+    # If the value was cached, stop now.  We just wanted to have am__tar
+    # and am__untar set.
+    test -n "${am_cv_prog_tar_pax}" && break
+
+    # tar/untar a dummy directory, and stop if the command works.
+    rm -rf conftest.dir
+    mkdir conftest.dir
+    echo GrepMe > conftest.dir/file
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: tardir=conftest.dir && eval $am__tar_ >conftest.tar" >&5
+   (tardir=conftest.dir && eval $am__tar_ >conftest.tar) >&5 2>&5
+   ac_status=$?
+   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   (exit $ac_status); }
+    rm -rf conftest.dir
+    if test -s conftest.tar; then
+      { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: $am__untar <conftest.tar" >&5
+   ($am__untar <conftest.tar) >&5 2>&5
+   ac_status=$?
+   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   (exit $ac_status); }
+      { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: cat conftest.dir/file" >&5
+   (cat conftest.dir/file) >&5 2>&5
+   ac_status=$?
+   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   (exit $ac_status); }
+      grep GrepMe conftest.dir/file >/dev/null 2>&1 && break
+    fi
+  done
+  rm -rf conftest.dir
+
+  if ${am_cv_prog_tar_pax+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  am_cv_prog_tar_pax=$_am_tool
+fi
+
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $am_cv_prog_tar_pax" >&5
+$as_echo "$am_cv_prog_tar_pax" >&6; }
 
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d8da5d3d..f9785227 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ AC_LANG(C)
 dnl Compute the canonical host (run-time) system type variable
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(tar-pax)
 dnl Do not rebuild generated files every time
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE