--- configure.ac.orig
+++ configure.ac
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ dnl the same distribution terms as the r
 AC_PREREQ(2.50)
 AC_INIT(exempi/xmp.h)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(exempi, 2.1.1)
+m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ AC_SUBST(pkgconfigdir)
 
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
-AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_CC_STDC
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
@@ -197,12 +198,8 @@ dnl due to stupid m4 I had to double the
 fi
 AC_SUBST(VALGRIND)
 
-SHAVE_INIT
-
 AC_OUTPUT([
 Makefile
-shave
-shave-libtool
 third-party/Makefile
 third-party/MD5/Makefile
 source/Makefile