--- xindy-2.4/configure.ac.orig	2010-05-10 16:12:10.000000000 -0700
+++ xindy-2.4/configure.ac	2010-09-28 23:43:39.591495118 -0700
@@ -42,12 +42,16 @@
 
 # Test for building make-rules
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(make-rules, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-make-rules ],[build and install make-rules package (default is YES)]),[BUILDRULES=$enableval],[BUILDRULES=yes])
-test "$BUILDRULES" = "yes"  &&  AC_PROG_LATEX
+if test "x$BUILDRULES" = "xyes"; then
+	AC_PROG_LATEX
+fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILDRULES, test "$BUILDRULES" = "yes")
 
 # Test for building Documentation
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(docs, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-docs ],[build and install documentation (default is YES)]),[BUILDDOCS=$enableval],[BUILDDOCS=yes])
-test "$BUILDDOCS" = "yes"  &&  AC_PROG_PDFLATEX
+if test "x$BUILDDOCS" = "xyes"; then 
+	AC_PROG_PDFLATEX
+fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILDDOCS, test "$BUILDDOCS" = "yes")
 
 # Checks for programs: