diff --git a/builds/unix/configure.raw b/builds/unix/configure.raw
index d51ae902b..c53c5dec5 100644
--- a/builds/unix/configure.raw
+++ b/builds/unix/configure.raw
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 #
-# Copyright 2001-2011 by
+# Copyright 2001-2012 by
 # David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
 #
 # This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used, modified,
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ AC_CHECK_SIZEOF([long])
 
 # check whether cpp computation of size of int and long in ftconfig.in works
 
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([cpp computation of bit length in ftconfig.in works])
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether cpp computation of bit length in ftconfig.in works])
 orig_CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS}"
 CPPFLAGS="-I${srcdir} -I. ${CPPFLAGS}"
 ac_clean_files="ft2build.h ftoption.h ftstdlib.h"
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ if test x$with_old_mac_fonts = xyes; then
       ])],
     [AC_MSG_RESULT([ok])
      ftmac_c='ftmac.c'
-     AC_MSG_CHECKING([OS_INLINE macro is ANSI compatible])
+     AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether OS_INLINE macro is ANSI compatible])
      orig_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DFT_MACINTOSH"
      CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $XX_CFLAGS $XX_ANSIFLAGS"
      AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([