--- configure.ac.orig	2007-07-13 23:27:25.000000000 +0100
+++ configure.ac	2007-07-13 23:29:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -19,24 +19,24 @@
 dnl compile time options
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug,
-  [  --enable-debug          enable some debuging informations],[enable_debug=yes])
+  [  --enable-debug          enable some debugging information],[enable_debug=$enableval],[enable_debug=no])
 
-AC_SUBST(DEBUG)
 if test "$enable_debug" == "yes" ; then
     DEBUG="yes"
 else
     DEBUG="no"
 fi
+AC_SUBST(DEBUG)
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(static,
-  [  --enable-static         enable static link of libstdc++],[enable_static=yes])
+  [  --enable-static         enable static link of libstdc++],[enable_static=$enableval],[enable_static=no])
 
-AC_SUBST(STATIC)
 if test "$enable_static" == "yes" ; then
     STATIC="yes"
 else
     STATIC="no"
 fi
+AC_SUBST(STATIC)
 
 dnl subst configure command
 AC_SUBST(CONFIGURE_ARGS)