-AC_PATH_PROG(cutpath, cut, no, [$pathtmp])
+AC_PATH_PROG([cutpath], [cut], [no], [$pathtmp])
+
+dnl
+dnl Check for MD5 program and formatting command
+dnl
+AC_CHECK_PROGS([MD5SUM], [md5sum md5], [missing])
+AS_CASE(["${MD5SUM}"],
+ [md5sum], [MD5FMT="cat"],
+ [md5], [[MD5FMT="${SED} -e 's/MD5 *(\(.*\)) *= \([0-9a-f]*\)/\2 \1/'"]],
+ [MD5FMT="missing"])
+AC_SUBST([MD5FMT])