m4_popdef: undefined macro: AC_Dest

[Lubbers, Dave H.]

The error:
error: m4_popdef: undefined macro: AC_Dest 
occurs when I do a ./bootstrap which uses aclocal.
The popdef is in a for_each loop in status.m4 where there is a pushdef at the 
top of the loop and a popdef at the bottom of the loop.  An identical loop is 
found in autoconf.m4f.
Are there any patches for this?
redhat enterprise 4 / autoconf 2.59
The internet has zillions of posts about this error but I was not able to 
discern a direct answer to any of them.