buildconf has error with autoconf version 2.57...

[J.R. Yang \(jryang\)]

Hi,
 
When we run buildconf with autoconf version 2.13 (automake 1.6.3),
everything worked fine. However, when we upgraded autoconf to 2.57
(automake 1.4-p5), the buildconf experienced an error:
 
rebuilding srclib/apr/configure
/vob/sip/httpd-2.0/srclib/apr
buildconf: checking installation...
buildconf: autoconf version 2.57 (ok)
buildconf: libtool version 1.4.3 (ok)
Copying libtool helper files ...
/vob/sip/httpd-2.0/srclib/apr/build
Creating include/arch/unix/apr_private.h.in ...
WARNING: Using auxiliary files such as `acconfig.h', `config.h.bot'
WARNING: and `config.h.top', to define templates for `config.h.in'
WARNING: is deprecated and discouraged.
 
WARNING: Using the third argument of `AC_DEFINE' and
WARNING: `AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED' allows to define a template without
WARNING: `acconfig.h':
 
WARNING:   AC_DEFINE([NEED_MAIN], 1,
WARNING:             [Define if a function `main' is needed.])
 
WARNING: More sophisticated templates can also be produced, see the
WARNING: documentation.
Creating configure ...
/vob/sip/httpd-2.0/srclib/apr/shmem/unix/mm
aclocal.m4:419: /usr/bin/m4: Non-numeric argument to built-in `divert'
autom4te: /usr/bin/m4 failed with exit status: 1

(in that aclocal.m4 file, line 419, we have
divert
with no argument)
 
The configure file generated is different from the old one.
 
Is this a known issue, or is there any way to resolve this?
 
Thanks in advance.
 
- JRY