+# automake 1.12 seems to require this, but automake 1.11 doesn't recognize it
+m4_ifdef([AM_PROG_AR], [AM_PROG_AR])
LT_INIT
AC_ARG_WITH(openssl, AS_HELP_STRING([--with-openssl], [Use OpenSSL instead of GMP (beware of the OpenSSL license)]), [with_openssl=$withval], [with_openssl=no])