[Dillo-dev] version tests on automake and autoconf

I believe Dillo 7.2 tests for v1.7 of autoconf and, if configure.in is patched, for 1.7 of automake. A couple of us are interested in porting uptodate ssl-enabled versions of dillo to the playstation2, where the base distro is rather ancient (Redhat 5 -era :-)) Dillo 7.1.2 with Andreas' ssl-patch compiled fine, but didn't require these recent versions of automake & autoconf. Are these recent versions _in fact_ required or can the tests for them be safely disabled? Bob -- robert w hall