diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 919d7fbb80d..a2f9f9663cd 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@
 /* Define if you have the getpeername function.  */
 #undef HAVE_GETPEERNAME
 
+/* Define if you have the getgroups function.  */
+#undef HAVE_GETGROUPS
+
 /* Define if you have the getpgrp function.  */
 #undef HAVE_GETPGRP
 
@@ -284,6 +287,18 @@
 /* Define if you have the getwd function.  */
 #undef HAVE_GETWD
 
+/* Define if you have the fpathconf function.  */
+#undef HAVE_FPATHCONF
+
+/* Define if you have the pathconf function.  */
+#undef HAVE_PATHCONF
+
+/* Define if you have the confstr function.  */
+#undef HAVE_CONFSTR
+
+/* Define if you have the sysconf function.  */
+#undef HAVE_SYSCONF
+
 /* Define if you have the hypot function.  */
 #undef HAVE_HYPOT
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2e1e7aa08b9..a866b2c9374 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
-# From configure.in Revision: 1.108 
+# From configure.in Revision: 1.109 
 
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated automatically using autoconf version 2.13 
@@ -3189,22 +3189,23 @@ fi
 
 
 # checks for library functions
-for ac_func in alarm chown clock ctermid ctermid_r dlopen execv flock fork \
- fsync fdatasync ftime ftruncate \
- getpeername getpgrp getpid getpwent gettimeofday getwd \
- kill link lstat mkfifo mktime nice pause plock pthread_init putenv readlink \
+for ac_func in alarm chown clock confstr ctermid ctermid_r dlopen execv \
+ flock fork fsync fdatasync fpathconf ftime ftruncate \
+ getgroups getpeername getpgrp getpid getpwent gettimeofday getwd \
+ kill link lstat mkfifo mktime nice pathconf pause plock pthread_init \
+ putenv readlink \
  select setgid setlocale setuid setsid setpgid setpgrp setvbuf \
- sigaction siginterrupt sigrelse strftime strptime symlink \
+ sigaction siginterrupt sigrelse strftime strptime symlink sysconf \
  tcgetpgrp tcsetpgrp tempnam timegm times tmpfile tmpnam tmpnam_r \
  truncate uname waitpid
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3203: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:3204: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3208 "configure"
+#line 3209 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -3227,7 +3228,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3231: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3232: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -3256,12 +3257,12 @@ done
 for ac_func in fseek64 fseeko fstatvfs ftell64 ftello statvfs
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3260: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:3261: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3265 "configure"
+#line 3266 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -3284,7 +3285,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3288: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3289: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -3312,12 +3313,12 @@ done
 for ac_func in dup2 getcwd strdup strerror memmove
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3316: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:3317: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3321 "configure"
+#line 3322 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -3340,7 +3341,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3344: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3345: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -3367,12 +3368,12 @@ done
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for getpgrp""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3371: checking for getpgrp" >&5
+echo "configure:3372: checking for getpgrp" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_getpgrp'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3376 "configure"
+#line 3377 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char getpgrp(); below.  */
@@ -3395,7 +3396,7 @@ getpgrp();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3399: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3400: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_getpgrp=yes"
 else
@@ -3410,14 +3411,14 @@ fi
 if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_func_'getpgrp`\" = yes"; then
   echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3414 "configure"
+#line 3415 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <unistd.h>
 int main() {
 getpgrp(0);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3421: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3422: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
 #define GETPGRP_HAVE_ARG 1
@@ -3433,12 +3434,12 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for setpgrp""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3437: checking for setpgrp" >&5
+echo "configure:3438: checking for setpgrp" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_setpgrp'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3442 "configure"
+#line 3443 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char setpgrp(); below.  */
@@ -3461,7 +3462,7 @@ setpgrp();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3465: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3466: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_setpgrp=yes"
 else
@@ -3476,14 +3477,14 @@ fi
 if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_func_'setpgrp`\" = yes"; then
   echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3480 "configure"
+#line 3481 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <unistd.h>
 int main() {
 setpgrp(0,0);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3487: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3488: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
 #define SETPGRP_HAVE_ARG 1
@@ -3499,12 +3500,12 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for gettimeofday""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3503: checking for gettimeofday" >&5
+echo "configure:3504: checking for gettimeofday" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_gettimeofday'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3508 "configure"
+#line 3509 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char gettimeofday(); below.  */
@@ -3527,7 +3528,7 @@ gettimeofday();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3531: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3532: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_gettimeofday=yes"
 else
@@ -3542,14 +3543,14 @@ fi
 if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_func_'gettimeofday`\" = yes"; then
   echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3546 "configure"
+#line 3547 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/time.h>
 int main() {
 gettimeofday((struct timeval*)0,(struct timezone*)0);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3553: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3554: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   :
 else
   echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
@@ -3568,12 +3569,12 @@ fi
 
 # checks for structures
 echo $ac_n "checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3572: checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included" >&5
+echo "configure:3573: checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_time'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3577 "configure"
+#line 3578 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
@@ -3582,7 +3583,7 @@ int main() {
 struct tm *tp;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3586: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3587: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_header_time=yes
 else
@@ -3603,12 +3604,12 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether struct tm is in sys/time.h or time.h""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3607: checking whether struct tm is in sys/time.h or time.h" >&5
+echo "configure:3608: checking whether struct tm is in sys/time.h or time.h" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_struct_tm'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3612 "configure"
+#line 3613 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <time.h>
@@ -3616,7 +3617,7 @@ int main() {
 struct tm *tp; tp->tm_sec;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3620: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3621: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_struct_tm=time.h
 else
@@ -3637,12 +3638,12 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for tm_zone in struct tm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3641: checking for tm_zone in struct tm" >&5
+echo "configure:3642: checking for tm_zone in struct tm" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_struct_tm_zone'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3646 "configure"
+#line 3647 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <$ac_cv_struct_tm>
@@ -3650,7 +3651,7 @@ int main() {
 struct tm tm; tm.tm_zone;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3654: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3655: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_struct_tm_zone=yes
 else
@@ -3670,12 +3671,12 @@ EOF
 
 else
   echo $ac_n "checking for tzname""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3674: checking for tzname" >&5
+echo "configure:3675: checking for tzname" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_var_tzname'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3679 "configure"
+#line 3680 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <time.h>
 #ifndef tzname /* For SGI.  */
@@ -3685,7 +3686,7 @@ int main() {
 atoi(*tzname);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3689: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3690: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_var_tzname=yes
 else
@@ -3708,19 +3709,19 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for time.h that defines altzone""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3712: checking for time.h that defines altzone" >&5
+echo "configure:3713: checking for time.h that defines altzone" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_time_altzone'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3717 "configure"
+#line 3718 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <time.h>
 int main() {
 return altzone;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3724: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3725: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_header_time_altzone=yes
 else
@@ -3742,9 +3743,9 @@ fi
 
 was_it_defined=no
 echo $ac_n "checking whether sys/select.h and sys/time.h may both be included""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3746: checking whether sys/select.h and sys/time.h may both be included" >&5
+echo "configure:3747: checking whether sys/select.h and sys/time.h may both be included" >&5
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3748 "configure"
+#line 3749 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -3755,7 +3756,7 @@ int main() {
 ;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3759: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3760: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
 #define SYS_SELECT_WITH_SYS_TIME 1
@@ -3771,14 +3772,14 @@ echo "$ac_t""$was_it_defined" 1>&6
 # checks for compiler characteristics
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether char is unsigned""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3775: checking whether char is unsigned" >&5
+echo "configure:3776: checking whether char is unsigned" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_char_unsigned'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   if test "$GCC" = yes; then
   # GCC predefines this symbol on systems where it applies.
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3782 "configure"
+#line 3783 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #ifdef __CHAR_UNSIGNED__
   yes
@@ -3800,7 +3801,7 @@ if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
     { echo "configure: error: can not run test program while cross compiling" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3804 "configure"
+#line 3805 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* volatile prevents gcc2 from optimizing the test away on sparcs.  */
 #if !defined(__STDC__) || __STDC__ != 1
@@ -3810,7 +3811,7 @@ main() {
   volatile char c = 255; exit(c < 0);
 }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3814: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:3815: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   ac_cv_c_char_unsigned=yes
 else
@@ -3835,12 +3836,12 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working const""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3839: checking for working const" >&5
+echo "configure:3840: checking for working const" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_const'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3844 "configure"
+#line 3845 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
@@ -3889,7 +3890,7 @@ ccp = (char const *const *) p;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3893: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3894: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_c_const=yes
 else
@@ -3912,16 +3913,16 @@ fi
 
 works=no
 echo $ac_n "checking for working volatile""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3916: checking for working volatile" >&5
+echo "configure:3917: checking for working volatile" >&5
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3918 "configure"
+#line 3919 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 volatile int x; x = 0;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3925: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3926: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   works=yes
 else
@@ -3938,16 +3939,16 @@ echo "$ac_t""$works" 1>&6
 
 works=no
 echo $ac_n "checking for working signed char""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3942: checking for working signed char" >&5
+echo "configure:3943: checking for working signed char" >&5
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3944 "configure"
+#line 3945 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 signed char c;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3951: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3952: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   works=yes
 else
@@ -3964,16 +3965,16 @@ echo "$ac_t""$works" 1>&6
 
 have_prototypes=no
 echo $ac_n "checking for prototypes""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3968: checking for prototypes" >&5
+echo "configure:3969: checking for prototypes" >&5
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3970 "configure"
+#line 3971 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 int foo(int x) { return 0; }
 int main() {
 return foo(10);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3977: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3978: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
 #define HAVE_PROTOTYPES 1
@@ -3988,9 +3989,9 @@ echo "$ac_t""$have_prototypes" 1>&6
 
 works=no
 echo $ac_n "checking for variable length prototypes and stdarg.h""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3992: checking for variable length prototypes and stdarg.h" >&5
+echo "configure:3993: checking for variable length prototypes and stdarg.h" >&5
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3994 "configure"
+#line 3995 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -4007,7 +4008,7 @@ int main() {
 return foo(10, "", 3.14);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4011: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4012: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
 #define HAVE_STDARG_PROTOTYPES 1
@@ -4023,16 +4024,16 @@ echo "$ac_t""$works" 1>&6
 if test "$have_prototypes" = yes; then
 bad_prototypes=no
 echo $ac_n "checking for bad exec* prototypes""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4027: checking for bad exec* prototypes" >&5
+echo "configure:4028: checking for bad exec* prototypes" >&5
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4029 "configure"
+#line 4030 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <unistd.h>
 int main() {
 char **t;execve("@",t,t);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4036: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4037: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   :
 else
   echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
@@ -4049,12 +4050,12 @@ fi
 
 bad_forward=no
 echo $ac_n "checking for bad static forward""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4053: checking for bad static forward" >&5
+echo "configure:4054: checking for bad static forward" >&5
 if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
     { echo "configure: error: can not run test program while cross compiling" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4058 "configure"
+#line 4059 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 struct s { int a; int b; };
@@ -4070,7 +4071,7 @@ main() {
 }
 
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4074: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:4075: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   :
 else
@@ -4089,9 +4090,9 @@ echo "$ac_t""$bad_forward" 1>&6
 
 va_list_is_array=no
 echo $ac_n "checking whether va_list is an array""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4093: checking whether va_list is an array" >&5
+echo "configure:4094: checking whether va_list is an array" >&5
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4095 "configure"
+#line 4096 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_STDARG_PROTOTYPES
@@ -4104,7 +4105,7 @@ int main() {
 va_list list1, list2; list1 = list2;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4108: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4109: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   :
 else
   echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
@@ -4120,12 +4121,12 @@ echo "$ac_t""$va_list_is_array" 1>&6
 
 # sigh -- gethostbyname_r is a mess; it can have 3, 5 or 6 arguments :-(
 echo $ac_n "checking for gethostbyname_r""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4124: checking for gethostbyname_r" >&5
+echo "configure:4125: checking for gethostbyname_r" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_gethostbyname_r'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4129 "configure"
+#line 4130 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char gethostbyname_r(); below.  */
@@ -4148,7 +4149,7 @@ gethostbyname_r();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4152: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4153: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_gethostbyname_r=yes"
 else
@@ -4168,11 +4169,11 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_func_'gethostbyname_r`\" = yes"; then
 EOF
 
   echo $ac_n "checking gethostbyname_r with 6 args""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4172: checking gethostbyname_r with 6 args" >&5
+echo "configure:4173: checking gethostbyname_r with 6 args" >&5
   OLD_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $MY_CPPFLAGS $MY_THREAD_CPPFLAGS $MY_CFLAGS"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4176 "configure"
+#line 4177 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #   include <netdb.h>
@@ -4189,7 +4190,7 @@ int main() {
   
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4193: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4194: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   
     cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
@@ -4209,9 +4210,9 @@ else
   
     echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
     echo $ac_n "checking gethostbyname_r with 5 args""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4213: checking gethostbyname_r with 5 args" >&5
+echo "configure:4214: checking gethostbyname_r with 5 args" >&5
     cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4215 "configure"
+#line 4216 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #     include <netdb.h>
@@ -4228,7 +4229,7 @@ int main() {
     
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4232: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4233: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   
       cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
@@ -4248,9 +4249,9 @@ else
   
       echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
       echo $ac_n "checking gethostbyname_r with 3 args""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4252: checking gethostbyname_r with 3 args" >&5
+echo "configure:4253: checking gethostbyname_r with 3 args" >&5
       cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4254 "configure"
+#line 4255 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #       include <netdb.h>
@@ -4265,7 +4266,7 @@ int main() {
       
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4269: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4270: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   
         cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
@@ -4299,12 +4300,12 @@ else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 
   echo $ac_n "checking for gethostbyname""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4303: checking for gethostbyname" >&5
+echo "configure:4304: checking for gethostbyname" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_gethostbyname'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4308 "configure"
+#line 4309 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char gethostbyname(); below.  */
@@ -4327,7 +4328,7 @@ gethostbyname();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4331: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4332: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_gethostbyname=yes"
 else
@@ -4363,7 +4364,7 @@ fi
 
 # Linux requires this for correct f.p. operations
 echo $ac_n "checking for __fpu_control in -lieee""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4367: checking for __fpu_control in -lieee" >&5
+echo "configure:4368: checking for __fpu_control in -lieee" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo ieee'_'__fpu_control | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -4371,7 +4372,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lieee  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4375 "configure"
+#line 4376 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -4382,7 +4383,7 @@ int main() {
 __fpu_control()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4386: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4387: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -4412,7 +4413,7 @@ fi
 
 # Check for --with-fpectl
 echo $ac_n "checking for --with-fpectl""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4416: checking for --with-fpectl" >&5
+echo "configure:4417: checking for --with-fpectl" >&5
 # Check whether --with-fpectl or --without-fpectl was given.
 if test "${with_fpectl+set}" = set; then
   withval="$with_fpectl"
@@ -4435,7 +4436,7 @@ BeOS) ;;
 *) LIBM=-lm
 esac
 echo $ac_n "checking for --with-libm=STRING""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4439: checking for --with-libm=STRING" >&5
+echo "configure:4440: checking for --with-libm=STRING" >&5
 # Check whether --with-libm or --without-libm was given.
 if test "${with_libm+set}" = set; then
   withval="$with_libm"
@@ -4456,7 +4457,7 @@ fi
 # check for --with-libc=...
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for --with-libc=STRING""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4460: checking for --with-libc=STRING" >&5
+echo "configure:4461: checking for --with-libc=STRING" >&5
 # Check whether --with-libc or --without-libc was given.
 if test "${with_libc+set}" = set; then
   withval="$with_libc"
@@ -4480,12 +4481,12 @@ LIBS="$LIBS $LIBM"
 for ac_func in hypot
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4484: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:4485: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4489 "configure"
+#line 4490 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -4508,7 +4509,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4512: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4513: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -4535,12 +4536,12 @@ done
 for ac_func in hypot
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4539: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:4540: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4544 "configure"
+#line 4545 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -4563,7 +4564,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4567: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4568: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -4593,7 +4594,7 @@ LIBS=$LIBS_SAVE
 
 # check for getopt
 echo $ac_n "checking for genuine getopt""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4597: checking for genuine getopt" >&5
+echo "configure:4598: checking for genuine getopt" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_getopt'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -4601,7 +4602,7 @@ else
   ac_cv_func_getopt=no
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4605 "configure"
+#line 4606 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 extern int optind, opterr, getopt();
@@ -4613,7 +4614,7 @@ int main() {
 	exit(0);
 }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4617: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:4618: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   ac_cv_func_getopt=yes
 else
@@ -4631,7 +4632,7 @@ test $ac_cv_func_getopt = no && LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS getopt.o"
 
 # check whether malloc(0) returns NULL or not
 echo $ac_n "checking what malloc(0) returns""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4635: checking what malloc(0) returns" >&5
+echo "configure:4636: checking what malloc(0) returns" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_malloc_zero'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -4639,7 +4640,7 @@ else
     { echo "configure: error: can not run test program while cross compiling" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4643 "configure"
+#line 4644 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_STDLIB
@@ -4658,7 +4659,7 @@ main() {
 	exit(0);
 }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4662: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:4663: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   ac_cv_malloc_zero=nonnull
 else
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8ba972a948d..10785bc7af8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -679,12 +679,13 @@ DLINCLDIR=${dldir}
 LIBS="$LIBS -ldl -ldld"], AC_MSG_RESULT(no))
 
 # checks for library functions
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS(alarm chown clock ctermid ctermid_r dlopen execv flock fork \
- fsync fdatasync ftime ftruncate \
- getpeername getpgrp getpid getpwent gettimeofday getwd \
- kill link lstat mkfifo mktime nice pause plock pthread_init putenv readlink \
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS(alarm chown clock confstr ctermid ctermid_r dlopen execv \
+ flock fork fsync fdatasync fpathconf ftime ftruncate \
+ getgroups getpeername getpgrp getpid getpwent gettimeofday getwd \
+ kill link lstat mkfifo mktime nice pathconf pause plock pthread_init \
+ putenv readlink \
  select setgid setlocale setuid setsid setpgid setpgrp setvbuf \
- sigaction siginterrupt sigrelse strftime strptime symlink \
+ sigaction siginterrupt sigrelse strftime strptime symlink sysconf \
  tcgetpgrp tcsetpgrp tempnam timegm times tmpfile tmpnam tmpnam_r \
  truncate uname waitpid)