diff -Naur cln-1.3.1.orig/autoconf/intparam.c cln-1.3.1/autoconf/intparam.c
--- cln-1.3.1.orig/autoconf/intparam.c	2009-05-10 22:32:30.000000000 +0200
+++ cln-1.3.1/autoconf/intparam.c	2010-04-23 00:39:35.652967321 +0200
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@
 void main9(void) {
 #define get_endian(type,typestr,type_bitsize)  \
   { if (type_bitsize == uchar_bitsize * sizeof(type))                                            \
-      { auto union { uchar einzeln[sizeof(type)]; type gesamt; } x;                              \
+      { union { uchar einzeln[sizeof(type)]; type gesamt; } x;                              \
         int i,j;                                                                                 \
         boolean big_endian = TRUE;                                                               \
         boolean little_endian = TRUE;                                                            \
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
 }
 
 long get_stack_direction(void)
-  { auto char dummy;
+  { char dummy;
     static char* dummyaddr = (char*)0;
     if (!(dummyaddr == (char*)0))
       { return (&dummy) - dummyaddr; }