@itemize @bullet
@item
Check the @code{autoconf} version carefully. You want to be using the
-version taken from the @file{binutils} snapshot directory, which can be
-found at @uref{ftp://sourceware.org/pub/binutils/}. It is very
-unlikely that a system installed version of @code{autoconf} (e.g.,
-@file{/usr/bin/autoconf}) is correct.
+version documented in the toplevel @file{README-maintainer-mode} file.
+It is very unlikely that a system installed version of @code{autoconf}
+(e.g., @file{/usr/bin/autoconf}) is correct.
@end itemize
@subsubheading Check out the relevant modules: