--- hdf5.java.orig/configure.in	2009-02-11 16:46:31.000000000 +0100
+++ hdf5.java/configure.in	2009-09-15 10:27:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -626,14 +538,17 @@
 AC_CACHE_CHECK("JH45 install directory",ac_cv_lib_JH45INST,JH45INST_FOUND=0)
 fi
 if test $JH45INST_FOUND -eq 1; then
+	mkdir -p $JH45INST
 	if test -z "$JH45INST" ; then
 		JH45INST=$ac_cv_lib_JH45INST;
 	fi
+
 	if test \( ! -d "$JH45INST" \); then
 		JH45INST_FOUND=0
 	fi
+
 	if test \( ! -w "$JH45INST" \); then
-		AC_MSG_ERROR( [ $JAVINST : not writable ])
+		AC_MSG_ERROR( [ $JH45INST : not writable ])
 		JH45INST_FOUND=0
 	fi
 fi