--- configure.orig     Wed Aug 16 13:48:56 2000
+++ configure  Wed Aug 16 13:49:38 2000
@@ -853,12 +853,6 @@
 
 test x"${MISSING+set}" = xset || \
   MISSING="\${SHELL} `CDPATH=: && cd $ac_aux_dir && pwd`/missing"
-if eval "$MISSING --run :"; then
-  am_missing_run="$MISSING --run "
-else
-  am_missing_run=
-  echo "configure: WARNING: \`missing' script is too old or missing" >&2
-fi
 
 for ac_prog in mawk gawk nawk awk
 do