verify that buildconf ran fine to allow it to continue

  rm -rf autom4te.cache

  # generate the build files

  ./buildconf 2>&1

  ./buildconf 2>&1 | tee build.log

  if { grep "^buildconf: OK" build.log; } then

     echo "testcurl: buildconf was successful"

  else

     echo "testcurl: buildconf was NOT successful"

     die

  fi

fi

if [ -f configure ]; then