--- a/configure	Tue Apr 16 03:14:29 2013 +0000
+++ b/configure	Tue Apr 16 03:36:42 2013 +0000
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 echo "Welcome to the resdb configurator!" >&2
 echo >&2
 
-if ! echo "$var=${!var}" >/dev/null 2>&1 
+if ! $(echo "$var=${!var}" >/dev/null 2>&1)
 then
  echo "Your shell sucks.  If you're using a stupid OS like Ubuntu that doesn't" >&2
  echo "give a damn about backwards compatibility, I'd suggest fixing your" >&2
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
  echo "root shell prompt." >&2
  echo "If you have some ancient Unix system, I'd suggest installing bash." >&2
  echo "If you have questions, you can always bother SRN :-)" >&2
+ echo >&2
+ echo "dpkg-reconfigure dash -- d3v11" >&2
+
  exit 1
 fi