diff --git a/alliance/src/alliance.m4 b/alliance/src/alliance.m4
index 45b2c5d0..568c8d40 100644
--- a/alliance/src/alliance.m4
+++ b/alliance/src/alliance.m4
@@ -19,31 +19,31 @@ ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 CFLAGS="$ALLIANCE_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
 LIBS="$ALLIANCE_LIBS -lMut $LIBS"
 
-AC_TRY_RUN([
-#include <mut.h>
+dnl AC_TRY_RUN([
+dnl #include <mut.h>
 
-int main()
-{
-  chain_list* x = addchain(NULL,NULL);
-  return 0;
-}
-],, no_alliance=yes,[echo $ac_n "cross compiling; assumed OK... $ac_c"])
+dnl int main()
+dnl {
+dnl  chain_list* x = addchain(NULL,NULL);
+dnl  return 0;
+dnl }
+dnl ],, no_alliance=yes,[echo $ac_n "cross compiling; assumed OK... $ac_c"])
 
 CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
 LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
 
-  if test "x$no_alliance" = x ; then
-    AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-    ifelse([$1], , :, [$1])
-  else
-    AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-    AC_MSG_ERROR(Please install alliance
-    or verify your ALLIANCE_TOP variable
-    or use configure with the --with-alliance-top option)
-   ALLIANCE_CFLAGS=""
-   ALLIANCE_LIBS=""
+dnl  if test "x$no_alliance" = x ; then
+dnl    AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+dnl    ifelse([$1], , :, [$1])
+dnl  else
+dnl   AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+dnl   AC_MSG_ERROR(Please install alliance
+dnl   or verify your ALLIANCE_TOP variable
+dnl   or use configure with the --with-alliance-top option)
+dnl  ALLIANCE_CFLAGS=""
+dnl  ALLIANCE_LIBS=""
 dnl ifelse([$2], , :, [$2])
-  fi
+dnl  fi
   
 AC_SUBST(ALLIANCE_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(ALLIANCE_LIBS)