dnl ######################################################################
dnl check for type of rpcvers_t (usually in <rpc/types.h>)
AC_DEFUN([AMU_TYPE_RPCVERS_T],
-[AC_CHECK_TYPE(rpcvers_t, unsigned long)])
+[AC_CHECK_TYPE(rpcvers_t, ,
+ [AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(rpcvers_t, unsigned long, [Check if rpcvers_t is defined in <rpc/types.h>])],
+[
+#ifdef HAVE_RPC_TYPES_H
+# include <rpc/types.h>
+#endif /* HAVE_RPC_TYPES_H */
+])])
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