https://bugs.gentoo.org/722040
--- a/configure.ac+++ b/configure.ac@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ AC_PROG_CPPAC_PROG_CXX
AC_PROG_YACC
AM_PROG_LEX
-AC_PATH_PROG(AR, ar)-AC_PATH_PROG(AR, gar)+AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar)+AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, gar)if test "x$AR" = "x"; then
AC_MSG_ERROR([*** 'ar' and 'gar' missing, please install one of them or fix your \$PATH ***])