Unconditionally enable PGRP_PIPE on Linux (the kernel), regardless of the kernel version in use on the build machine. --- configure.ac.orig 1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500 +++ configure.ac 2019-08-11 22:28:26.038841961 -0400 @@ -1092,9 +1092,7 @@ solaris2*) LOCAL_CFLAGS=-DSOLARIS ;; lynxos*) LOCAL_CFLAGS=-DRECYCLES_PIDS ;; linux*) LOCAL_LDFLAGS=-rdynamic # allow dynamic loading - case "`uname -r`" in - 2.[[456789]]*|[[34]]*) AC_DEFINE(PGRP_PIPE) ;; - esac ;; + AC_DEFINE(PGRP_PIPE) ;; *qnx6*) LOCAL_CFLAGS="-Dqnx -Dqnx6" LOCAL_LIBS="-lncurses" ;; *qnx*) LOCAL_CFLAGS="-Dqnx -F -3s" LOCAL_LDFLAGS="-3s" LOCAL_LIBS="-lunix -lncurses" ;; powerux*) LOCAL_LIBS="-lgen" ;; --- configure.orig 1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500 +++ configure 2019-08-11 22:28:10.166763255 -0400 @@ -16064,10 +16064,7 @@ solaris2*) LOCAL_CFLAGS=-DSOLARIS ;; lynxos*) LOCAL_CFLAGS=-DRECYCLES_PIDS ;; linux*) LOCAL_LDFLAGS=-rdynamic # allow dynamic loading - case "`uname -r`" in - 2.[456789]*|[34]*) $as_echo "#define PGRP_PIPE 1" >>confdefs.h - ;; - esac ;; + $as_echo "#define PGRP_PIPE 1" >>confdefs.h ;; *qnx6*) LOCAL_CFLAGS="-Dqnx -Dqnx6" LOCAL_LIBS="-lncurses" ;; *qnx*) LOCAL_CFLAGS="-Dqnx -F -3s" LOCAL_LDFLAGS="-3s" LOCAL_LIBS="-lunix -lncurses" ;; powerux*) LOCAL_LIBS="-lgen" ;;