diff -r 769bc76d1f2c -r fc8fe39b34cf common/autoconf/basics.m4
--- a/common/autoconf/basics.m4	Thu Feb 05 14:55:30 2015 +0100
+++ b/common/autoconf/basics.m4	Mon Feb 09 09:52:45 2015 -0800
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@
 [
   # Save the original command line. This is passed to us by the wrapper configure script.
   AC_SUBST(CONFIGURE_COMMAND_LINE)
+  # Save the path variable before it gets changed
+  ORIGINAL_PATH="$PATH"
+  AC_SUBST(ORIGINAL_PATH)
   DATE_WHEN_CONFIGURED=`LANG=C date`
   AC_SUBST(DATE_WHEN_CONFIGURED)
   AC_MSG_NOTICE([Configuration created at $DATE_WHEN_CONFIGURED.])