buildconf already runs ares/buildconf by itself if there is an ares subdir

    else {

      mydie "buildconf was NOT successful";

    }

    if($confopts =~ /--enable-ares/) {

        logit "run buildconf for ares";

        chdir "ares";

        open(F, "./buildconf 2>&1 |") or die;

        open(LOG, ">$buildlog") or die;

        while (<F>) {

            next if /warning: underquoted definition of/;

            print;

            print LOG;

        }

        close(F);

        close(LOG);

        chdir "..";

    }

  }

  else {

    logit "buildconf was successful (dummy message)";