-AC_PATH_PROG(BZIP2,[bzip2],[true bzip2])
-AC_PATH_PROG(DOT,[dot],[true dot])
-AC_PATH_PROG(DOXYGEN,[doxygen],[true doxygen])
-AC_PATH_PROG(ETAGS,[etags],[true etags])
-AC_PATH_PROG(GROFF,[groff],[true groff])
-AC_PATH_PROG(GZIP,[gzip],[true gzip])
-AC_PATH_PROG(POD2HTML,[pod2html],[true pod2html])
-AC_PATH_PROG(POD2MAN,[pod2man],[true pod2man])
-AC_PATH_PROG(RUNTEST,[runtest],[true runtest])
+AC_PATH_PROG(BZIP2,[bzip2],[echo "Skipped: bzip2 not found"])
+AC_PATH_PROG(DOXYGEN,[doxygen],[echo "Skipped: doxygen not found"])
+AC_PATH_PROG(ETAGS,[etags],[echo "Skipped: etags not found"])
+AC_PATH_PROG(GROFF,[groff],[echo "Skipped: groff not found"])
+AC_PATH_PROG(GZIP,[gzip],[echo "Skipped: gzip not found"])
+AC_PATH_PROG(POD2HTML,[pod2html],[echo "Skipped: pod2html not found"])
+AC_PATH_PROG(POD2MAN,[pod2man],[echo "Skipped: pod2man not found"])
+AC_PATH_PROG(RUNTEST,[runtest],[echo "Skipped: runtest not found"])