common/autoconf/basics.m4

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  AC_DEFUN_ONCE([BASIC_INIT],
  [
    # Save the original command line. This is passed to us by the wrapper configure script.
    AC_SUBST(CONFIGURE_COMMAND_LINE)
+   # Save the path variable before it gets changed
+   ORIGINAL_PATH="$PATH"
+   AC_SUBST(ORIGINAL_PATH)
    DATE_WHEN_CONFIGURED=`LANG=C date`
    AC_SUBST(DATE_WHEN_CONFIGURED)
    AC_MSG_NOTICE([Configuration created at $DATE_WHEN_CONFIGURED.])
    AC_MSG_NOTICE([configure script generated at timestamp $DATE_WHEN_GENERATED.])
  ])