diff -Naur hdf-java/configure hdf-java.tpg/configure
--- hdf-java/configure	2009-11-09 21:24:50.000000000 +0000
+++ hdf-java.tpg/configure	2010-01-31 22:31:38.000000000 +0000
@@ -4418,15 +4418,16 @@
 echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_JH45INST" >&6
 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
-		{ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error:  $JAVINST : not writable " >&5
-echo "$as_me: error:  $JAVINST : not writable " >&2;}
+	if test \(  -w "$JH45INST" \); then
+		{ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error:  $JH45INST : not writable " >&5
+echo "$as_me: error:  $JH45INST : not writable " >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 		JH45INST_FOUND=0
 	fi
@@ -4438,9 +4439,9 @@
 	if test \( ! -d "$JH45INST" \); then
 		JH45INST_FOUND=0
 	fi
-	if test \( ! -w "$JH45INST" \); then
-		{ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error:  $JAVINST : not writable " >&5
-echo "$as_me: error:  $JAVINST : not writable " >&2;}
+	if test \(  -w "$JH45INST" \); then
+		{ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error:  $JH45INST : not writable " >&5
+echo "$as_me: error:  $JH45INST : not writable " >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 		JH45INST_FOUND=0
 	fi
diff -Naur hdf-java/configure.in hdf-java.tpg/configure.in
--- hdf-java/configure.in	2009-11-09 21:24:50.000000000 +0000
+++ hdf-java.tpg/configure.in	2010-01-31 22:32:16.000000000 +0000
@@ -626,14 +626,17 @@
 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 ])
+
+	if test \(  -w "$JH45INST" \); then
+		AC_MSG_ERROR( [ $JH45INST : not writable ])
 		JH45INST_FOUND=0
 	fi
 fi
@@ -644,7 +647,7 @@
 	if test \( ! -d "$JH45INST" \); then
 		JH45INST_FOUND=0
 	fi
-	if test \( ! -w "$JH45INST" \); then
+	if test \(  -w "$JH45INST" \); then
 		AC_MSG_ERROR( [ $JAVINST : not writable ])
 		JH45INST_FOUND=0
 	fi