EOF
if [ "${PKGCONFIG}" = "no" ]; then cat >> m4/private.m4 << EOF
-dnl User does not have pkg-config, so this is a no-op
-AC_DEFUN([PKG_CHECK_MODULES], [:], [], [], [])
+dnl User does not have pkg-config, so assume package was not found
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_CHECK_MODULES],[ifelse([\$4], , :, [\$4])])
EOF
fi