+dnl 2.13 definitely chokes; 2.53 is the earliest version I've tested.
+dnl 2.50 is the major breakpoint between the old autoconf and the new,
+dnl so require that. If there are bug reports about 2.50-2.52 not working
+dnl we can always move this up a little.
+AC_PREREQ(2.50)
+
+AC_INIT(nmh, m4_normalize(m4_include([VERSION])))
+AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(h/nmh.h)