diff -urN boa-0.94.14rc8-orig/configure.in boa-0.94.14rc8/configure.in
--- boa-0.94.14rc8-orig/configure.in	2002-12-12 22:29:22.000000000 +0100
+++ boa-0.94.14rc8/configure.in	2002-12-15 16:59:29.000000000 +0100
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to compile and link debugging code)
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug,
-[  --disable-debug         Compile and link debugging code],
+[  --disable-debug         Do not compile and link debugging code],
 [
   if test "$enableval" = "yes" ; then
     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to link with the Dmalloc memory debugger/profiler)
 AC_ARG_WITH(dmalloc, 
-[  --with-dmalloc          link with the Dmalloc memory debugger/profiler],
+[  --with-dmalloc          Link with the Dmalloc memory debugger/profiler],
 [
   if test "$withval" = "yes"; then
     AC_MSG_RESULT(trying)
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to link with the Electric Fence memory debugger)
 AC_ARG_WITH(efence, 
-[  --with-efence           link with the Electric Fence memory debugger ],
+[  --with-efence           Link with the Electric Fence memory debugger],
 [
   if test "$withval" = "yes"; then
     AC_MSG_RESULT(trying)
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
  *linux*)
    AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to enable the use of the sendfile(2) system call)
    AC_ARG_ENABLE(sendfile,
-    [  --disable-sendfile      disable the use of the sendfile(2) system call],
+    [  --disable-sendfile      Disable the use of the sendfile(2) system call],
     [
       if test "$enableval" = "no" ; then
         AC_MSG_RESULT(no)