version string before doing the version number checks.
# automake 1.7 or newer
#
need_automake="1.7"
-am_version=`${AUTOMAKE:-automake} --version 2>/dev/null|head -1| sed -e 's/^.* \([0-9]\)/\1/' -e 's/[a-z]* *$//'`
+am_version=`${AUTOMAKE:-automake} --version 2>/dev/null|head -1| sed -e 's/^.* \([0-9]\)/\1/' -e 's/[a-z]* *$//' -e 's/\(.*\)\(-p.*\)/\1/'`
if test -z "$am_version"; then
echo "buildconf: automake not found."
echo " You need automake version $need_automake or newer installed."