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diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a7dabb4..1b7dbda 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -567,6 +567,14 @@ AC_SUBST(hardtop_plat)
 
 AC_MSG_RESULT(${hardtop})
 
+# We don't support building in directories with spaces.
+case "$hardtop" in
+  *' '*) AC_MSG_ERROR([
+   The build system does not support building in a directory containing
+   space characters.  Suggestion: move the build tree somewhere else.])
+ ;;
+esac
+
 dnl --------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl * Project specific configuration options
 dnl --------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -951,11 +959,6 @@ AC_SUBST(GhcLibsWithReadline)
 dnl ** check if it is safe to include both <time.h> and <sys/time.h>
 AC_HEADER_TIME
 
-dnl ** check for POSIX regex
-HavePosixRegex=NO
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS([regex.h], [AC_CHECK_FUNCS(regcomp, [HavePosixRegex=YES])])
-AC_SUBST(HavePosixRegex)
-
 dnl ** how do we get a timezone name, and UTC offset ?
 AC_STRUCT_TIMEZONE