Another attempt to fix xxxBSD

configure

@@ -9397,13 +9397,9 @@ _ACEOF
 fi
 done
 
-
-for ac_func in iconv_open
-do
-as_ac_var=`echo "ac_cv_func_$ac_func" | $as_tr_sh`
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_func" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_func... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if { as_var=$as_ac_var; eval "test \"\${$as_var+set}\" = set"; }; then
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for iconv_open" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for iconv_open... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_func_iconv_open+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
   cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
@@ -9412,12 +9408,12 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-/* Define $ac_func to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares $ac_func.
+/* Define iconv_open to an innocuous variant, in case <limits.h> declares iconv_open.
    For example, HP-UX 11i <limits.h> declares gettimeofday.  */
-#define $ac_func innocuous_$ac_func
+#define iconv_open innocuous_iconv_open
 
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
-    which can conflict with char $ac_func (); below.
+    which can conflict with char iconv_open (); below.
     Prefer <limits.h> to <assert.h> if __STDC__ is defined, since
     <limits.h> exists even on freestanding compilers.  */
 
@@ -9427,7 +9423,7 @@ cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 # include <assert.h>
 #endif
 
-#undef $ac_func
+#undef iconv_open
 
 /* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
    Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
@@ -9435,18 +9431,18 @@ cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C"
 #endif
-char $ac_func ();
+char iconv_open ();
 /* The GNU C library defines this for functions which it implements
     to always fail with ENOSYS.  Some functions are actually named
     something starting with __ and the normal name is an alias.  */
-#if defined __stub_$ac_func || defined __stub___$ac_func
+#if defined __stub_iconv_open || defined __stub___iconv_open
 choke me
 #endif
 
 int
 main ()
 {
-return $ac_func ();
+return iconv_open ();
   ;
   return 0;
 }
@@ -9485,27 +9481,111 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
   ac_status=$?
   echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  eval "$as_ac_var=yes"
+  ac_cv_func_iconv_open=yes
 else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 
-	eval "$as_ac_var=no"
+	ac_cv_func_iconv_open=no
 fi
 
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
       conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
 fi
-ac_res=`eval echo '${'$as_ac_var'}'`
-	       { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_res" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_res" >&6; }
-if test `eval echo '${'$as_ac_var'}'` = yes; then
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_func_iconv_open" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_func_iconv_open" >&6; }
+if test $ac_cv_func_iconv_open = yes; then
+  :
+else
+
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for iconv_open in -liconv" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for iconv_open in -liconv... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-liconv  $LIBS"
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char iconv_open ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return iconv_open ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" || test ! -s conftest.err'
+  { (case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
+  { (case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open=yes
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open=no
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open" >&6; }
+if test $ac_cv_lib_iconv_iconv_open = yes; then
   cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define `echo "HAVE_$ac_func" | $as_tr_cpp` 1
+#define HAVE_LIBICONV 1
 _ACEOF
 
+  LIBS="-liconv $LIBS"
+
+fi
+
+
 fi
-done
 
 
 #

configure.ac

@@ -228,7 +228,9 @@ AC_TYPE_SIGNAL
 AC_FUNC_UTIME_NULL
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(gettimeofday re_comp select)
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getspnam initgroups updwtmp updwtmpx)
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS(iconv_open)
+AC_CHECK_FUNC(iconv_open,,
+  AC_CHECK_LIB(iconv, iconv_open)
+)
 
 #
 # Check for usefull external programs