--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -15253,7 +15253,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-if test "${cxxstd}" == 17 ; then
+if test "${cxxstd}" = 17 ; then
       ax_cxx_compile_alternatives="17 1z"    ax_cxx_compile_cxx17_required=true
   ac_ext=cpp
 ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
@@ -16966,7 +16966,7 @@ $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: C++17 is not
 
 	CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=c++17"
 else
-  if test "${cxxstd}" == 14 ; then
+  if test "${cxxstd}" = 14 ; then
         ax_cxx_compile_alternatives="14 1y"    ax_cxx_compile_cxx14_required=true
   ac_ext=cpp
 ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
@@ -17874,7 +17874,7 @@ $as_echo "#define HAVE_CXX14 1" >>confde
 
   	CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=c++14"
   else
-    if test "${cxxstd}" == 11 ; then
+    if test "${cxxstd}" = 11 ; then
         ax_cxx_compile_alternatives="11 0x"    ax_cxx_compile_cxx11_required=true
   ac_ext=cpp
 ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
@@ -18542,7 +18542,7 @@ $as_echo "#define HAVE_CXX11 1" >>confde
 
       CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=c++11"
     else
-      if test "${cxxstd}" == 03 ; then
+      if test "${cxxstd}" = 03 ; then
         $as_echo "#define ILMBASE_FORCE_CXX03 1" >>confdefs.h
 
         CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=c++03"
@@ -21827,11 +21827,11 @@ $as_echo "#define HAVE_CXX17 1" >>confde
   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: C++17 is not yet standardized, so the checks may change in incompatible ways anytime" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: C++17 is not yet standardized, so the checks may change in incompatible ways anytime" >&2;}
 
-        if test "$HAVE_CXX14" == 1 ; then
+        if test "$HAVE_CXX14" = 1 ; then
   	      CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=c++14"
           cxxstd = 14
         else
-          if test "$HAVE_CXX11" == 1 ; then
+          if test "$HAVE_CXX11" = 1 ; then
   	        CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=c++11"
             cxxstd = 11
           fi
@@ -22768,7 +22768,7 @@ LIB_SUFFIX=""
 lib_suffix_valid="no"
 
 lib_namespace=""
-if test "x${library_namespace_versioning}" == xyes ; then
+if test "x${library_namespace_versioning}" = xyes ; then
     cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define IMATH_INTERNAL_NAMESPACE Imath_${ILMBASE_VERSION_API}
 _ACEOF
@@ -22787,7 +22787,7 @@ _ACEOF
     lib_namespace="${ILMBASE_VERSION_API}"
     LIB_SUFFIX="${ILMBASE_VERSION_API}"
     lib_suffix_valid="yes"
-elif test "x${library_namespace_versioning}" == xno ; then
+elif test "x${library_namespace_versioning}" = xno ; then
     cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define IMATH_INTERNAL_NAMESPACE Imath
 _ACEOF
@@ -22823,7 +22823,7 @@ _ACEOF
 fi
 
 
-if test "x${lib_suffix_valid}" == xyes ; then
+if test "x${lib_suffix_valid}" = xyes ; then
 LIB_SUFFIX_DASH="-${LIB_SUFFIX}"
 
  if true; then
@@ -22858,7 +22858,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-if test "x${custom_public_namespace}" == xyes ; then
+if test "x${custom_public_namespace}" = xyes ; then
     { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: Enabling 'custom user namespace' requires an additional argument, reverting to default" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: Enabling 'custom user namespace' requires an additional argument, reverting to default" >&2;}
     $as_echo "#define IMATH_NAMESPACE Imath" >>confdefs.h
@@ -22870,7 +22870,7 @@ $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: Enabling 'cus
 
     public_namespace=""
     custom_public_namespace=no
-elif test "x${custom_public_namespace}" == xno ; then
+elif test "x${custom_public_namespace}" = xno ; then
     $as_echo "#define IMATH_NAMESPACE Imath" >>confdefs.h
 
     $as_echo "#define IEX_NAMESPACE Iex" >>confdefs.h
@@ -22912,12 +22912,11 @@ fi
 
 
   if test "${osx_arch}" != default ; then
-          osx_arch_flags="-arch ${osx_arch// / -arch }"
+     osx_arch_flags=$(printf ' -arch %s' ${osx_arch})
      CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $osx_arch_flags"
 
           if test "$enable_dependency_tracking" != no ; then
-        osx_arch_array=( ${osx_arch} )
-        if test ${#osx_arch_array[@]} -gt 1 ; then
+	if echo "$osx_arch" | grep >/dev/null " " ; then
           as_fn_error $? "building multiple OS X architectures requires --disable-dependency-tracking.
 Please re-run configure with these options:
   --enable-osx-arch=\"${osx_arch}\" --disable-dependency-tracking
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -45,19 +45,19 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(cxxstd,
                              [enable ISO c++ standard 11/14 [[default=auto]]]),
               [cxxstd="${enableval}"], [cxxstd=14])
 
-if test "${cxxstd}" == 17 ; then
+if test "${cxxstd}" = 17 ; then
     AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([17], [noext], [mandatory])
 	CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=c++17"
 else
-  if test "${cxxstd}" == 14 ; then
+  if test "${cxxstd}" = 14 ; then
       AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([14], [noext], [mandatory])
   	CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=c++14"
   else
-    if test "${cxxstd}" == 11 ; then
+    if test "${cxxstd}" = 11 ; then
       AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([11], [noext], [mandatory])
       CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=c++11"
     else
-      if test "${cxxstd}" == 03 ; then
+      if test "${cxxstd}" = 03 ; then
         AC_DEFINE(ILMBASE_FORCE_CXX03)
         CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=c++03"
       else
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ else
         AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([11], [noext], [optional])
         AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([14], [noext], [optional])
         AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([17], [noext], [optional])
-        if test "$HAVE_CXX14" == 1 ; then
+        if test "$HAVE_CXX14" = 1 ; then
   	      CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=c++14"
           cxxstd = 14
         else
-          if test "$HAVE_CXX11" == 1 ; then
+          if test "$HAVE_CXX11" = 1 ; then
   	        CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -std=c++11"
             cxxstd = 11
           fi
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ lib_suffix_valid="no"
 dnl Internal library namespace
 dnl 
 lib_namespace=""
-if test "x${library_namespace_versioning}" == xyes ; then
+if test "x${library_namespace_versioning}" = xyes ; then
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(IMATH_INTERNAL_NAMESPACE,     Imath_${ILMBASE_VERSION_API})
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(IEX_INTERNAL_NAMESPACE,       Iex_${ILMBASE_VERSION_API})
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(ILMTHREAD_INTERNAL_NAMESPACE, IlmThread_${ILMBASE_VERSION_API})
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ if test "x${library_namespace_versioning
     lib_namespace="${ILMBASE_VERSION_API}"
     LIB_SUFFIX="${ILMBASE_VERSION_API}"
     lib_suffix_valid="yes"
-elif test "x${library_namespace_versioning}" == xno ; then
+elif test "x${library_namespace_versioning}" = xno ; then
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(IMATH_INTERNAL_NAMESPACE,     Imath)
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(IEX_INTERNAL_NAMESPACE,       Iex)
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(ILMTHREAD_INTERNAL_NAMESPACE, IlmThread)
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(LIB_SUFFIX)
 
-if test "x${lib_suffix_valid}" == xyes ; then
+if test "x${lib_suffix_valid}" = xyes ; then
 AC_SUBST(LIB_SUFFIX_DASH,"-${LIB_SUFFIX}")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(LIB_SUFFIX_EXISTS,true)
 else
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(customusernamespace,
         [custom_public_namespace="${enableval}"], 
         [custom_public_namespace=no])
 
-if test "x${custom_public_namespace}" == xyes ; then
+if test "x${custom_public_namespace}" = xyes ; then
     AC_MSG_WARN([Enabling 'custom user namespace' requires an additional argument, reverting to default])
     AC_DEFINE(IMATH_NAMESPACE,     Imath)
     AC_DEFINE(IEX_NAMESPACE,       Iex)
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ if test "x${custom_public_namespace}" ==
 
     public_namespace=""
     custom_public_namespace=no
-elif test "x${custom_public_namespace}" == xno ; then
+elif test "x${custom_public_namespace}" = xno ; then
     AC_DEFINE(IMATH_NAMESPACE,     Imath)
     AC_DEFINE(IEX_NAMESPACE,       Iex)
     AC_DEFINE(ILMTHREAD_NAMESPACE, IlmThread)
@@ -296,14 +296,12 @@ case "$host" in
 	      [osx_arch="${enableval}"], [osx_arch=default])
 
   if test "${osx_arch}" != default ; then
-     dnl Replace "a b c" with "-arch a -arch b -arch c". Should probably use an all-whitespace regexp rather than a single character for the search string.
-     osx_arch_flags="-arch ${osx_arch// / -arch }"
+     osx_arch_flags=$(printf ' -arch %s' ${osx_arch})
      CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $osx_arch_flags"
 
      dnl If multiple archs specified, make sure that --disable-dependency-tracking was also specified
      if test "$enable_dependency_tracking" != no ; then
-        osx_arch_array=( ${osx_arch} )
-        if test ${#osx_arch_array[@]} -gt 1 ; then
+	if echo "$osx_arch" | grep >/dev/null " " ; then
           AC_MSG_ERROR([building multiple OS X architectures requires --disable-dependency-tracking.
 Please re-run configure with these options:
   --enable-osx-arch="${osx_arch}" --disable-dependency-tracking