--- gcl-2.6.7/configure.bash	2006-03-08 20:50:04.000000000 +0100
+++ gcl-2.6.7/configure	2006-03-08 20:52:25.000000000 +0100
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@
 	# results, and the version is kept in special file).
     
 	if test -r /etc/.relid -a "X`uname -n`" = "X`uname -s`" ; then
-	    system=MP-RAS-`${AWK} '{print $3}' /etc/.relid'`
+	    system=MP-RAS-`${AWK} '{print $3}' '/etc/.relid'`
 	fi
 	if test "`uname -s`" = "AIX" ; then
 	    system=AIX-`uname -v`.`uname -r`
@@ -2409,7 +2409,7 @@
     X_LIBS="$X_LIBS -L$x_libraries"
     # For Solaris; some versions of Sun CC require a space after -R and
     # others require no space.  Words are not sufficient . . . .
-    case "`(uname -sr) 2>/dev/null`" in
+    case "`uname -sr 2>/dev/null`" in
     "SunOS 5"*)
       echo $ac_n "checking whether -R must be followed by a space""... $ac_c" 1>&6
 echo "configure:2416: checking whether -R must be followed by a space" >&5