diff -urN a2ps-4.13.ORIG/configure a2ps-4.13/configure
--- a2ps-4.13.ORIG/configure	2005-04-18 15:38:48.000000000 -0400
+++ a2ps-4.13/configure	2005-05-26 21:23:18.000000000 -0400
@@ -31203,7 +31203,7 @@
 if test "${a2_cv_com_acroread4+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
-  $acroread -helpall >conftest.help
+  touch conftest.help
   if fgrep -e -size   conftest.help >/dev/null &&
      fgrep -e -shrink conftest.help >/dev/null; then
      a2_cv_com_acroread4=yes
diff -urN a2ps-4.13.ORIG/configure.in a2ps-4.13/configure.in
--- a2ps-4.13.ORIG/configure.in	2005-05-26 20:56:21.000000000 -0400
+++ a2ps-4.13/configure.in	2005-05-26 21:07:29.000000000 -0400
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
 # If we have acroread, is it a version which supports -shrink etc.?
 if test "x$COM_acroread" = x; then
   AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether acroread is acroread 4, a2_cv_com_acroread4,
-  [$acroread -helpall >conftest.help
+  [touch conftest.help
   if fgrep -e -size   conftest.help >/dev/null &&
      fgrep -e -shrink conftest.help >/dev/null; then
      a2_cv_com_acroread4=yes