-if [ ! -z "${AUTO_STABLE}" -o -e /usr/autotool/stable ]; then
- export AUTO_STABLE=${AUTO_STABLE:-/usr/autotool/stable}
- export AUTO_DEVEL=${AUTO_STABLE}
+echo "Checking automake version"
+automake_required="1.6.2"
+automake_version=`automake --version | head -1 | awk '{print $4}' | tr -d '[a-zA-Z]' | sed 's/-.*$//g'`
+echo "Found automake version $automake_version"
+if expr $automake_version \< $automake_required > /dev/null; then
+ echo "Your automake is too old! You need version $automake_required or newer."
+ exit -1
+else
+ echo "Automake version new enough."