--- a/common/autoconf/basics.m4	Tue Oct 22 13:56:11 2013 -0700
+++ b/common/autoconf/basics.m4	Tue Oct 22 14:53:08 2013 -0700
@@ -212,6 +212,18 @@
       [AC_MSG_WARN([Option --with-$1 is deprecated and will be ignored.])])
 ])
 
+# Register a --enable argument but mark it as deprecated
+# $1: The name of the with argument to deprecate, not including --enable-
+# $2: The name of the argument to deprecate, in shell variable style (i.e. with _ instead of -)
+AC_DEFUN([BASIC_DEPRECATED_ARG_ENABLE],
+[
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE($1, [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-$1],
+      [Deprecated. Option is kept for backwards compatibility and is ignored])])
+  if test "x$enable_$2" != x; then
+    AC_MSG_WARN([Option --enable-$1 is deprecated and will be ignored.])
+  fi
+])
+
 AC_DEFUN_ONCE([BASIC_INIT],
 [
   # Save the original command line. This is passed to us by the wrapper configure script.
@@ -502,7 +514,7 @@
     if test "x$IS_GNU_MAKE" = x; then
       AC_MSG_NOTICE([Found potential make at $MAKE_CANDIDATE, however, this is not GNU Make. Ignoring.])
     else
-      IS_MODERN_MAKE=`$ECHO $MAKE_VERSION_STRING | $GREP '3.8[[12346789]]'`
+      IS_MODERN_MAKE=`$ECHO $MAKE_VERSION_STRING | $GREP '\(3\.8[[12]]\)\|\(4\.\)'`
       if test "x$IS_MODERN_MAKE" = x; then
         AC_MSG_NOTICE([Found GNU make at $MAKE_CANDIDATE, however this is not version 3.81 or later. (it is: $MAKE_VERSION_STRING). Ignoring.])
       else