--- src/configure.orig	Wed Aug 17 10:33:21 2005
+++ src/configure	Wed Aug 17 10:36:06 2005
@@ -4679,9 +4679,10 @@
 		_d=XCmail.readme.h
 	fi
 	echo "$ac_t""creating $_d" 1>&6
-	(	echo "static char *readme=\""
-		sed -e "s/\\\\/\\\\\\\\/g" -e "s/\"/\\\\\"/g"
-		echo "\";"
+	(	echo "static char *readme="
+		sed -e "s/\\\\/\\\\\\\\/g" -e "s/\"/\\\\\"/g" \
+		    -e "s/^/\"/" -e "s/$/\"/"
+		echo ";"
 	) <${srcdir}/../README >$_d