diff -u -r1.817 -r1.818
--- autoconf/lib/autoconf/general.m4	2003/08/21 17:25:31	1.817
+++ autoconf/lib/autoconf/general.m4	2003/09/26 09:11:23	1.818
@@ -215,11 +215,8 @@
 
 
 # AU::AC_HELP_STRING(LHS, RHS, [COLUMN])
-# ----------------------------------
-AU_DEFUN([AC_HELP_STRING],
-[AS_HELP_STRING([$@])dnl
-])
-
+# --------------------------------------
+AU_ALIAS([AC_HELP_STRING], [AS_HELP_STRING])