--- ./configure.orig	2011-07-20 08:15:42.000000000 +0000
+++ ./configure	2013-10-23 11:59:48.722499060 +0000
@@ -12226,14 +12226,15 @@
 
 public class conftest {
     public static void main(String[] argv) {
-        String minVersion="1.8.4";
+        int minVersion=10804;
                             int[] vers = new int[3];
                 try { H5.H5get_libversion(vers); }
                 catch (Throwable ex) {System.exit(-1);}
                 String ver = vers[0] + "."+ vers[1] +"."+vers[2];
+                int Version = 10000*vers[0] + 100*vers[1] + vers[2];
 
                             System.out.println(ver);
-                                  if (minVersion.compareTo(ver) > 0) {
+                                  if (minVersion > Version) {
                                    System.exit(-1);
                                 }
 
@@ -12281,14 +12281,15 @@
 
 public class conftest {
     public static void main(String[] argv) {
-        String minVersion="1.8.4";
+        int minVersion=10804;
                             int[] vers = new int[3];
                 try { H5.H5get_libversion(vers); }
                 catch (Throwable ex) {System.exit(-1);}
                 String ver = vers[0] + "."+ vers[1] +"."+vers[2];
+                int Version = 10000*vers[0] + 100*vers[1] + vers[2];
 
                             System.out.println(ver);
-                                  if (minVersion.compareTo(ver) != 0) {
+                                  if (minVersion > Version) {
                                    System.exit(-1);
                                 }