[8] RfR 8027567: JDK8 build failure: the correct version of GNU make is being rejected

[Vincent Ryan]

Please review this fix to correct the JDK8 build Configure script.
It reverts a recent change to common/autoconf/basics.m4 that was causing a 
build failure on Solaris.

Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8027567
Webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~vinnie/8027567/