--- a/common/autoconf/basics.m4	Tue Feb 07 11:09:42 2017 +0100
+++ b/common/autoconf/basics.m4	Tue Feb 07 12:17:59 2017 +0100
@@ -1202,6 +1202,18 @@
 # Check for support for specific options in bash
 AC_DEFUN_ONCE([BASIC_CHECK_BASH_OPTIONS],
 [
+  # Check bash version
+  # Extra [ ] to stop m4 mangling
+  [ BASH_VER=`$BASH --version | $SED -n  -e 's/^.*bash.*ersion *\([0-9.]*\).*$/\1/ p'` ]
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([bash version])
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$BASH_VER])
+
+  BASH_MAJOR=`$ECHO $BASH_VER | $CUT -d . -f 1`
+  BASH_MINOR=`$ECHO $BASH_VER | $CUT -d . -f 2`
+  if test $BASH_MAJOR -lt 3 || (test $BASH_MAJOR -eq 3 && test $BASH_MINOR -lt 2); then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([bash version 3.2 or better is required])
+  fi
+
   # Test if bash supports pipefail.
   AC_MSG_CHECKING([if bash supports pipefail])
   if ${BASH} -c 'set -o pipefail'; then

--- a/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh	Tue Feb 07 11:09:42 2017 +0100
+++ b/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh	Tue Feb 07 12:17:59 2017 +0100
@@ -5170,7 +5170,7 @@
 #CUSTOM_AUTOCONF_INCLUDE
 
 # Do not change or remove the following line, it is needed for consistency checks:
-DATE_WHEN_GENERATED=1486175373
+DATE_WHEN_GENERATED=1486465953
 
 ###############################################################################
 #
@@ -24092,6 +24092,20 @@
   fi
 
 
+  # Check bash version
+  # Extra [ ] to stop m4 mangling
+   BASH_VER=`$BASH --version | $SED -n  -e 's/^.*bash.*ersion *\([0-9.]*\).*$/\1/ p'`
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking bash version" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking bash version... " >&6; }
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $BASH_VER" >&5
+$as_echo "$BASH_VER" >&6; }
+
+  BASH_MAJOR=`$ECHO $BASH_VER | $CUT -d . -f 1`
+  BASH_MINOR=`$ECHO $BASH_VER | $CUT -d . -f 2`
+  if test $BASH_MAJOR -lt 3 || (test $BASH_MAJOR -eq 3 && test $BASH_MINOR -lt 2); then
+    as_fn_error $? "bash version 3.2 or better is required" "$LINENO" 5
+  fi
+
   # Test if bash supports pipefail.
   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if bash supports pipefail" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking if bash supports pipefail... " >&6; }