--- gvpe/autogen.sh	2003/03/01 15:53:02	1.1
+++ gvpe/autogen.sh	2007/11/11 04:08:58	1.8
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@
 AUTOMAKE_REQUIRED_VERSION=1.7
 INTLTOOL_REQUIRED_VERSION=0.17
 
+if ! [ -e libev/ev++.h ]; then
+   cat <<EOF
+**
+** libev/ directory is missing
+**
+** you need a checkout of libev (http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libev)
+** in the top-level build directory.
+**
+EOF
+   exit 1
+fi
 
 srcdir=`dirname $0`
 test -z "$srcdir" && srcdir=.
@@ -17,7 +28,7 @@
 	echo "yes (version $1)"
     else
 	echo "Too old (found version $1)!"
-	DIE=1
+#	DIE=1
     fi
 }
 
@@ -43,8 +54,7 @@
 else
     echo
     echo "  You must have automake 1.7 installed to compile $PROJECT."
-    echo "  (or a newer version if it is available)"
-    DIE=1
+#    DIE=1
 fi
 
 if test x$AUTOMAKE != x; then
@@ -87,16 +97,20 @@
 # optionally feature autoheader
 (autoheader --version)  < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 && autoheader
 
-$AUTOMAKE --add-missing
+(cd m4 && make -f Makefile.am.in Makefile.am)
+touch doc/gvpe.texi
+$AUTOMAKE -f --add-missing
+rm doc/gvpe.texi
 autoconf
 autoheader
-(cd m4 && make -f Makefile.am.in Makefile.am)
 
 #intltoolize --copy --force --automake
 
 cd $ORIGDIR
 
-if $srcdir/configure --enable-maintainer-mode "$@"; then
+if [ -e reconf ]; then
+   ./reconf "$@"
+elif $srcdir/configure --enable-maintainer-mode "$@"; then
   echo
   echo "Now type 'make' to compile $PROJECT."
 else