If you want to remake the configure scripts (for example, to fix a bug in Autoconf) in this distribution, you'll need to replace the autoconf distribution files with the files in this directory and reinstall autoconf. (Probably under a different name or using symlinks or some such, so you can keep the original and my modified version distinct.) Depending on your personal preferences, you may wish to rename acsite.m4 to aclocal.m4 before running Autoconf. Or you can put everything exactly where I have them (see ./make/config.make) and then the dependencies should work out. If another version of Autoconf is released, it may or may not include some or all of these changes (I've reported them all to bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu). It's not under my control. kb@cs.umb.edu