diff -urN a2ps-4.13.ORIG/configure a2ps-4.13/configure
--- a2ps-4.13.ORIG/configure	2005-05-26 15:57:02.000000000 +0100
+++ a2ps-4.13/configure	2005-06-01 18:50:55.000000000 +0100
@@ -31713,14 +31713,15 @@
 if test "${a2_cv_com_acroread4+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
-  $acroread -helpall >conftest.help
-  if fgrep -e -size   conftest.help >/dev/null &&
-     fgrep -e -shrink conftest.help >/dev/null; then
+# For Gentoo, assume acroread 4 or later.
+# $acroread -helpall >conftest.help
+# if fgrep -e -size   conftest.help >/dev/null &&
+#    fgrep -e -shrink conftest.help >/dev/null; then
      a2_cv_com_acroread4=yes
-  else
-     a2_cv_com_acroread4=no
-  fi
-  rm -f conftest.help
+# else
+#    a2_cv_com_acroread4=no
+# fi
+# rm -f conftest.help
 fi
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $a2_cv_com_acroread4" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$a2_cv_com_acroread4" >&6