diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 13ee7e0c..732d32ab 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -15,3 +15,26 @@ PKG_NAME="Gnome Top Library"
 }
 
 . $srcdir/macros/autogen.sh
+
+echo ""
+echo " *** IMPORTANT *** "
+echo ""
+echo "This is a development version of LibGTop.  You should be using a stable"
+echo "version, which is available at ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libgtop/"
+echo "The version you just configured is meant for developers of LibGTop only:"
+echo ""
+echo "  * You should not base ANY software on this version of LibGTop."
+echo ""
+echo " *** You should be using LibGTop 1.0.x instead. ***"
+echo ""
+echo "If you are using this source tree from CVS, please run:"
+echo "	cvs update -r LIBGTOP_STABLE_1_0"
+echo "now."
+echo ""
+echo "If you're a Solaris user, you should try out the LibGTop 1.1.2 release."
+echo "You can get it from ftp://ftp.home-of-linux.org/pub/libgtop/1.1/"
+echo ""
+echo "If you are using this source tree from CVS, you can use:"
+echo "	cvs update -r LIBGTOP_1_1_2_PATCHES"
+echo "to get a bug fixed release of 1.1.2."
+echo ""
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 48b74215..4bbf4256 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -598,27 +598,4 @@ lib/Makefile
 examples/Makefile
 doc/Makefile
 support/Makefile
-macros/Makefile],[
-echo ""
-echo " *** IMPORTANT *** "
-echo ""
-echo "This is a development version of LibGTop.  You should be using a stable"
-echo "version, which is available at ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libgtop/"
-echo "The version you just configured is meant for developers of LibGTop only:"
-echo ""
-echo "  * You should not base ANY software on this version of LibGTop."
-echo ""
-echo " *** You should be using LibGTop 1.0.x instead. ***"
-echo ""
-echo "If you are using this source tree from CVS, please run:"
-echo "	cvs update -r LIBGTOP_STABLE_1_0"
-echo "now."
-echo ""
-echo "If you're a Solaris user, you should try out the LibGTop 1.1.2 release."
-echo "You can get it from ftp://ftp.home-of-linux.org/pub/libgtop/1.1/"
-echo ""
-echo "If you are using this source tree from CVS, you can use:"
-echo "	cvs update -r LIBGTOP_1_1_2_PATCHES"
-echo "to get a bug fixed release of 1.1.2."
-echo ""
-])
+macros/Makefile])