--- Makefile.PL.orig	2005-10-01 08:44:07.000000000 -0700
+++ Makefile.PL	2007-08-31 20:33:36.000000000 -0700
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 }
 
 # Check version of  GNU Readline Library (for version 4.2 and before)
-{
+sub dummy {
     my ($rlmajorver, $rlminorver) =
 	check_readline_version($RLINC, $RLLIB, $defs, $lddflags, $libs);