diff --git a/ase/configure.ac b/ase/configure.ac
index 030f683f..8ae4d31f 100644
--- a/ase/configure.ac
+++ b/ase/configure.ac
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #
-# $Id: configure.ac,v 1.4 2007/05/25 07:30:26 bacon Exp $
+# $Id: configure.ac,v 1.5 2007/05/25 07:54:15 bacon Exp $
 # 
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.53)
 AC_INIT([ase], [deb-0.1.0])
-AC_REVISION([$Revision: 1.4 $])
+AC_REVISION([$Revision: 1.5 $])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([cmn/conf_unx.h])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(config)
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ then
 		JAVA_DIR="$REAL_JAVAC_PATH"
 		while true
 		do
-			JAVA_DIR=`echo "$JAVA_DIR" | sed -e 's/\/\/*/\//g' -e 's/\/[^/]*$//'`
+			JAVA_DIR=`echo "$JAVA_DIR" | sed -e 's://*:/:g' -e 's:/[[^/]]*$::'`
 			if test "$JAVA_DIR" = "" 
 			then
 				break
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ then
 			AC_MSG_CHECKING($JAVA_DIR/etc/javavms)
 			if test -f "$JAVA_DIR/etc/javavms"
 			then
-				AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
 				# takes the first jvm configured
 				CUR_JAVAC_PATH=`cat $JAVA_DIR/etc/javavms | head -1`
 				AC_MSG_RESULT($CUR_JAVAC_PATH)
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@ then
 
 	while true
 	do
-		JAVA_DIR=`echo "$JAVA_DIR" | sed -e 's/\/\/*/\//g' -e 's/\/[^/]*$//'`
+		JAVA_DIR=`echo "$JAVA_DIR" | sed -e 's://*:/:g' -e 's:/[[^/]]*$::'`
 		if test "$JAVA_DIR" = "" 
 		then
 			break
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ then
 		JNI_MD_H=`find "$i" -name jni_md.h -print`
 		if test "$JNI_MD_H" != "" 
 		then
-			tmp=`echo "$JNI_MD_H" | sed -e 's/\/\/*/\//g' -e 's/\/[^/]*$//'`
+			tmp=`echo "$JNI_MD_H" | sed -e 's://*:/:g' -e 's:/[[^/]]*$::'`
 			JNI_MD_INCLUDE_DIRS="$JNI_MD_INCLUDE_DIRS $tmp"
 		fi
 	done