-if test -z "$NOCONFIGURE"; then
- echo Running $srcdir/configure $conf_flags "$@" ...
- $srcdir/configure $conf_flags "$@"
-else
- echo Skipping configure process.
+if test -n "$NOCONFIGURE"; then
+ echo Skipping configure process.
+ exit 0
+fi
+
+if test -z "$*"; then
+ cat <<EOF
+ Warning: about to run \`configure' without arguments.
+ arguments on the \`$0' command line
+ will be passed to \`configure'.
+
+ Invoke with --noconfigure to skip configure step.
+EOF