--- configure.ac.orig	2004-07-31 03:19:56.977536872 -0500
+++ configure.ac	2004-07-31 03:16:49.038108008 -0500
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 fi
 
 if test "x$enable_xml_fe" = "xyes"; then
-  AM_PATH_XML2(2.3.8, , enable_xml_fe=no)
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XML, libxml-2.0 >= 2.3.8, , enable_xml_fe=no)
 fi
 
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