simplified all die messages

# run the correct scripts now

echo "buildconf: running libtoolize"

${LIBTOOLIZE:-libtoolize} --copy --automake --force || die "The command '${LIBTOOLIZE:-libtoolize}  --copy --automake --force' failed"

${LIBTOOLIZE:-libtoolize} --copy --automake --force || die "The libtool command failed"

echo "buildconf: running aclocal"

${ACLOCAL:-aclocal} $ACLOCAL_FLAGS || die "The aclocal command line failed"

echo "buildconf: running aclocal hack to convert all mv to mv -f"

perl -i.bak -pe 's/\bmv +([^-\s])/mv -f $1/g' aclocal.m4

echo "buildconf: running autoheader"

${AUTOHEADER:-autoheader} || die "The command '${AUTOHEADER:-autoheader}' failed"

${AUTOHEADER:-autoheader} || die "The autoheader command failed"

echo "buildconf: running autoconf"

${AUTOCONF:-autoconf}     || die "The command '${AUTOCONF:-autoconf}' failed"

${AUTOCONF:-autoconf}     || die "The autoconf command failed"

if test -d ares; then

  cd ares

  echo "buildconf: running aclocal in the ares directory"

  ${ACLOCAL:-aclocal} $ACLOCAL_FLAGS || die "The command '${ACLOCAL:-aclocal}${ACLOCAL_FLAGS:+" $ACLOCAL_FLAGS"}' failed"

  ${ACLOCAL:-aclocal} $ACLOCAL_FLAGS || die "The ares aclocal command failed"

  echo "buildconf: running autoconf in the ares directory"

  ${AUTOCONF:-autoconf}     || die "The command '${AUTOCONF:-autoconf}' failed"

  ${AUTOCONF:-autoconf}     || die "The ares autoconf command failed"

  cd ..

fi