diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eb6e9e8..872f521 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,11 +49,7 @@ dist:
 		gzip -c > ${NAME}-${VERSION}.tar.gz
 	rm -rf ${NAME}-${VERSION}
 
-${OBJ}: config.h config.mk ${HDR}
-
-config.h:
-	@echo creating $@ from config.def.h
-	@cp config.def.h $@
+${OBJ}: config.mk ${HDR}
 
 stagit: stagit.o ${COMPATOBJ}
 	${CC} -o $@ stagit.o ${COMPATOBJ} ${LDFLAGS}
diff --git a/stagit-index.c b/stagit-index.c
index afd8320..8a01894 100644
--- a/stagit-index.c
+++ b/stagit-index.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <git2.h>
 
 #include "compat.h"
-#include "config.h"
 
 static git_repository *repo;
 
diff --git a/stagit.c b/stagit.c
index 9a8c32f..80544e2 100644
--- a/stagit.c
+++ b/stagit.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <git2.h>
 
 #include "compat.h"
-#include "config.h"
 
 struct deltainfo {
 	git_patch *patch;
@@ -47,6 +46,11 @@ struct commitinfo {
 	size_t ndeltas;
 };
 
+/* summary length (bytes) in the log */
+static const unsigned summarylen = 70;
+/* display line count or file size in file tree index */
+static const int showlinecount = 1;
+
 static git_repository *repo;
 
 static const char *relpath = "";