--- files/patch-configure	(revision 385239)
+++ files/patch-configure	(working copy)
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@ 
 --- configure.orig	2014-10-03 19:25:46 UTC
 +++ configure
+@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ exec 3>&1
+ 
+ # Parse command-line arguments
+ 
+-if echo "$configure_options" | grep -q -e '--\?[a-zA-Z0-9-]\+='; then
+-  err "Arguments to this script look like '-prefix /foo/bar', not '-prefix=/foo/bar' (note the '=')."
+-fi
++#if echo "$configure_options" | grep -q -e '--\?[a-zA-Z0-9-]\+='; then
++#  err "Arguments to this script look like '-prefix /foo/bar', not '-prefix=/foo/bar' (note the '=')."
++#fi
+ 
+ while : ; do
+   case "$1" in
 @@ -659,7 +659,8 @@ if test $with_sharedlibs = "yes"; then
        mksharedlib="$flexlink"
        mkmaindll="$flexlink -maindll"