--- configure.ac.orig	2005-01-30 12:04:16.000000000 -0600
+++ configure.ac	2013-11-27 05:26:24.000000000 -0600
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 AC_COPYRIGHT([(c) Copyright 2003-2005 Matt Messier and John Viega])
 AC_INIT([safestr], [1.0.3], [safestr@zork.org])
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.7 foreign])
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h safestr.h])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([safestr.h.in])
-AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(.)
 AC_PREFIX_DEFAULT([/usr/local])
 
 dnl When you change this version number here, make sure that you also change
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@
 
 ac_build_xxl=no
 AC_CHECK_LIB(xxl, xxl_release_asset, [], [
-    ac_build_xxl=yes
-    AC_MSG_NOTICE([XXL was not found.  The version included in this distribution will be built.])
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([XXL library was not found.])
 ])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_XXL], [test "${ac_build_xxl}" = "yes"])
 
@@ -126,5 +125,4 @@
 fi
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile], [chmod -w Makefile])
-AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([xxl-1.0.1])
 AC_OUTPUT