configure.in: Someone please show me a better way :)

[Mate Wierdl]

On Thu, Dec 21, 2000 at 12:05:08PM -0800, Gary E. Miller wrote:
> Yo Roumen!
> 
> /bin/sh in SCO fails the script:
> 
> $ /bin/sh tmp
> UX:sh (tmp): ERROR: X0=x0: is not an identifier

Some sh (like Solaris's /bin/sh)  does not understand 

export VAR=value

Instead, do

VAR=value; export VAR

Mate