| --- a/gnulib-tool | 
 | +++ b/gnulib-tool | 
 | @@ -346,6 +346,34 @@ Options for --import, --add/remove-impor | 
 |  Report bugs to <bug-gnulib@gnu.org>." | 
 |  } | 
 |   | 
 | +get_version_sed=' | 
 | +# Move version to start of line. | 
 | +s/.*[v ]\([0-9]\)/\1/ | 
 | + | 
 | +# Skip lines that do not start with version. | 
 | +/^[0-9]/!d | 
 | + | 
 | +# Remove characters after the version. | 
 | +s/[^.a-z0-9-].*// | 
 | + | 
 | +# The first component must be digits only. | 
 | +s/^\([0-9]*\)[a-z-].*/\1/ | 
 | + | 
 | +# The following essentially does s/5.005/5.5/ | 
 | +s/\.0*\([1-9]\)/.\1/g | 
 | +p | 
 | +q' | 
 | + | 
 | +# get_version | 
 | +# copied from build-aux/bootstrap | 
 | +get_version () { | 
 | +  app=$1 | 
 | + | 
 | +  $app --version >/dev/null 2>&1 || { $app --version; return 1; } | 
 | + | 
 | +  $app --version 2>&1 | sed -n "$get_version_sed" | 
 | +} | 
 | + | 
 |  # func_version | 
 |  # outputs to stdout the --version message. | 
 |  func_version () | 
 | @@ -1620,6 +1648,9 @@ func_determine_path_separator | 
 |    fi | 
 |    case "$autoconf_minversion" in | 
 |      1.* | 2.[0-5]* | 2.6[0-3]*) | 
 | +      # if the version of autoconf in use is high enough, do not error | 
 | +      case "$(get_version autoconf)" in 1.* | 2.[0-5]* | 2.6[0-3]*) false ;; esac && \ | 
 | +      func_warning "gnulib requires a newer version of autoconf than configure.ac ( $DEFAULT_AUTOCONF_MINVERSION > AC_PREREQ([$autoconf_minversion]) )" || \ | 
 |        func_fatal_error "minimum supported autoconf version is 2.64. Try adding AC_PREREQ([$DEFAULT_AUTOCONF_MINVERSION]) to your configure.ac." ;; | 
 |    esac | 
 |   |