1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/buildconf b/buildconf
index d96ae9606..7b8292d56 100755
--- a/buildconf
+++ b/buildconf
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ echo "buildconf: running libtoolize"
 ${LIBTOOLIZE:-libtoolize} --copy --automake || die "The command '${LIBTOOLIZE:-libtoolize}  --copy --automake' failed"
 echo "buildconf: running aclocal"
 ${ACLOCAL:-aclocal}       || die "The command '${AUTOHEADER:-aclocal}' failed"
+echo "buildconf: running aclocal hack to convert all mv to mv -f"
+perl -i.bak -pe 's/\bmv +([^-\s])/mv -f $1/g' aclocal.m4
 echo "buildconf: running autoheader"
 ${AUTOHEADER:-autoheader} || die "The command '${AUTOHEADER:-autoheader}' failed"
 echo "buildconf: running autoconf"