1--- a/configure.ac 2019-07-09 22:41:03.166948024 -0700
2+++ b/configure.ac 2019-07-09 22:41:16.699948056 -0700
3@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@
4
5 dnl Choose a default for the build_manual var. If the dist file is present in
6 dnl the root then default to no, otherwise go for it.
7-AC_CHECK_FILES( [$srcdir/DIST],
8- [. $srcdir/DIST;],
9- [build_manual=yes; ] )
10+build_manual=yes;
11
12 dnl Set to true if the manual should be built.
13 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_MANUAL, [test "x$build_manual" = "xyes"])