--- gforth/configure.in	2008/02/26 09:44:09	1.217
+++ gforth/configure.in	2008/04/20 15:33:47	1.219
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to p
 
 dnl We use some automake macros here,
 dnl but don't use automake for creating Makefile.in
-AC_INIT([gforth],[0.6.9-20080223],[https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=addbug&group=gforth])
+AC_INIT([gforth],[0.6.9-20080405],[https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=addbug&group=gforth])
 AC_PREREQ(2.54)
 #snapshots have numbers major.minor.release-YYYYMMDD
 #note that lexicographic ordering must be heeded.
@@ -29,6 +29,37 @@ UPDATED="February 23, 2008"
 AC_SUBST(UPDATED)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(engine/config.h)
 
+#ltdl stuff:
+AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([libltdl/m4])
+LT_CONFIG_LTDL_DIR([libltdl])
+LT_INIT([dlopen])
+LTDL_INIT([subproject],[convenience])
+AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([libltdl/config])
+
+echo check for ltdl features
+# check for ltdl features we need
+# The lt_dladvise_init symbol was added with libtool-2.2
+if test "x$with_included_ltdl" != "xyes"; then
+  save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+  save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $LTDLINCL"
+  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBLTDL"
+  AC_CHECK_LIB([ltdl], [lt_dladvise_init],
+		[],
+	[AC_MSG_ERROR([libltdl-2.2 or later needed; configure with --with-included-ltdl])])
+  LDFLAGS="$save_LDFLAGS"
+  CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
+fi
+
+#how to link with libltdl
+if test "x$with_included_ltdl" = "xyes"; then
+  #hard-code it (hopefully portable); the official way is to use automake :-(
+  LTDL_LDLIBS='-L $(top_builddir)/libltdl/.libs -lltdlc'
+else
+  LTDL_LDLIBS='$(LIBLTDL)'
+fi
+AC_SUBST(LTDL_LDLIBS)
+
 #suppress the "-g -O2" default
 test "$CFLAGS" || CFLAGS=-O2
 
@@ -791,7 +822,6 @@ dnl Checks for library functions
 dnl This check is just for making later checks link with libm.
 dnl using sin here is no good idea since it is built-into gcc and typechecked
 AC_CHECK_LIB(m,asin)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(ltdl,lt_dlinit)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(dl,dlopen)
 dnl check for libffi 2.x
 AC_CHECK_LIB(ffi,ffi_call)