--- config/libtool.m4 

+++ config/libtool.fixed.m4 

@@ -1049,6 +1049,7 @@

 esac

 ECHO=${lt_ECHO-echo}

+echo=$ECHO

 if test "X[$]1" = X--no-reexec; then

   # Discard the --no-reexec flag, and continue.

   shift

@@ -1187,6 +1188,8 @@

 ])

 _LT_DECL([], [SHELL], [1], [Shell to use when invoking shell scripts])

 _LT_DECL([], [ECHO], [1],

+    [An echo program that does not interpret backslashes])

+_LT_DECL([], [echo], [1],

     [An echo program that does not interpret backslashes])

 ])# _LT_PROG_ECHO_BACKSLASH