--- configure.in	2004-10-03 14:39:52.000000000 +0200
+++ configure.in.new	2007-11-12 12:40:35.000000000 +0100
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
       pkgdatadir='/usr/local/share/timidity'
    fi
   ])
-tmpdefpath="`eval \"echo ${pkgdatadir}\"`"
+tmpdefpath="`eval echo ${pkgdatadir}`"
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_PATH,"$tmpdefpath",place to install patches)
 AC_DEFINE(PKGDATADIR,DEFAULT_PATH,a compatibility matter. ignore it.)
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
       pkglibdir='/usr/local/lib/timidity'
    fi
   ])
-tmplibdir="`eval \"echo ${pkglibdir}\"`"
+tmplibdir="`eval echo ${pkglibdir}`"
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PKGLIBDIR,"$tmplibdir",place to install modules)