--- Configure.orig	2007-11-28 13:49:23.000000000 +0000
+++ Configure	2008-04-07 18:45:41.317949330 +0000
@@ -579,16 +579,17 @@
 	;;
 esac
 
-: Sanity checks
-case "$fastread$alldone" in
-yescont|yesexit) ;;
-*)
-	if test ! -t 0; then
-		echo "Say 'sh Configure', not 'sh <Configure'"
-		exit 1
-	fi
-	;;
-esac
+# breaks things in a sandbox.
+# : Sanity checks
+# case "$fastread$alldone" in
+# yescont|yesexit) ;;
+# *)
+# 	if test ! -t 0; then
+# 		echo "Say 'sh Configure', not 'sh <Configure'"
+# 		exit 1
+# 	fi
+# 	;;
+# esac
 
 exec 4>&1
 case "$silent" in
@@ -982,7 +983,7 @@
 : general instructions
 needman=true
 firsttime=true
-user=`(logname) 2>/dev/null`
+user=`(logname || true) 2>/dev/null`
 case "$user" in
 '') user=`whoami 2>&1`;;
 esac
@@ -1315,7 +1316,6 @@
 '')
 myuname=`( ($uname -a) 2>/dev/null || hostname) 2>&1`
 
-mygcc=`( ($g++ -v) 2>/dev/null) 2>&1`
 myuname=`echo $myuname | $sed -e 's/^[^=]*=//' -e 's/\///g' | \
 	./tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]' | tr '\012' ' '`
 newmyuname="$myuname"
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@
 	
 	. $src/.config/bin/$g4system/move.sh
 
-	exit 1
+	exit 0
 
 	fi #end of cppflags
 
@@ -2119,7 +2119,7 @@
 cp -i $src/.config/bin/$g4system/env.csh .
 cp -i $src/.config/bin/$g4system/env.sh  .
 
-	exit 1
+	exit 0
 	fi #end of -lib or user
 else #there is no env.sh
 
@@ -2217,7 +2217,7 @@
 
 : who configured the system
 cf_time=`$date 2>&1`
-cf_by=`(logname) 2>/dev/null`
+cf_by=`(logname || true) 2>/dev/null`
 case "$cf_by" in
 "")
 	cf_by=`(whoami) 2>/dev/null`
@@ -4200,9 +4200,9 @@
 if test "X$g4osname" = "XLinux" ; then
 g4vis_xmflags=" -I$g4vis_xmhome/include "
 	if test "X$g4vis_xmhome" = "X/usr/X11R6" ; then
-		g4vis_xmlibs=" -lXm -lXpm "
+		g4vis_xmlibs=" -lXm "
 	else
-		g4vis_xmlibs=" -L$g4vis_xmhome/lib -lXm -lXpm "
+		g4vis_xmlibs=" -L$g4vis_xmhome/lib -lXm "
 	fi
 fi
 
@@ -4908,9 +4908,9 @@
 if test "X$g4osname" = "XLinux" ; then
 g4vis_xmflags=" -I$g4vis_xmhome/include "
 	if test "X$g4vis_xmhome" = "X/usr/X11R6" ; then
-		g4vis_xmlibs=" -lXm -lXpm "
+		g4vis_xmlibs=" -lXm "
 	else
-		g4vis_xmlibs=" -L$g4vis_xmhome/lib -lXm -lXpm "
+		g4vis_xmlibs=" -L$g4vis_xmhome/lib -lXm "
 	fi
 fi
 
@@ -6123,7 +6123,7 @@
 
 echo ""
 
-	g4_gmake_version=`(gmake -v) 2>/dev/null` 
+	g4_gmake_version=`(gmake -v || true) 2>/dev/null` 
 				case $g4_gmake_version in
 				GNU*) 
 				g4_gmake=y				
@@ -6133,7 +6133,7 @@
 				;;
 				esac				
 
-	g4_make_version=`(make -v) 2>/dev/null`
+	g4_make_version=`(make -v || true) 2>/dev/null`
 				case $g4_make_version in
 				GNU*) 
 				g4_make=y