Skip AC_PATH_PROG* checks for win32. r=bryner

2 files changed, 118 insertions, 197 deletions

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 62292f6e..d8f828e8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -721,6 +721,7 @@ case "$target" in
 esac
 
 if test -n "$_WIN32_MSVC"; then
+    SKIP_PATH_CHECKS=1
     SKIP_COMPILER_CHECKS=1
     SKIP_LIBRARY_CHECKS=1
 fi
@@ -815,10 +816,11 @@ if test "${enable_mdupdate+set}" = set; then
 fi
 
 
-# Extract the first word of "whoami", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy whoami; ac_word=$2
+if test -z "$SKIP_PATH_CHECKS"; then
+    # Extract the first word of "$WHOAMI whoami", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy $WHOAMI whoami; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:822: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:824: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_WHOAMI'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -840,7 +842,7 @@ else
     fi
   done
   IFS="$ac_save_ifs"
-  test -z "$ac_cv_path_WHOAMI" && ac_cv_path_WHOAMI=":"
+  test -z "$ac_cv_path_WHOAMI" && ac_cv_path_WHOAMI="echo not_whoami"
   ;;
 esac
 fi
@@ -851,6 +853,10 @@ else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 fi
 
+elif test -z "$WHOAMI"; then
+    WHOAMI=whoami
+fi
+
 if test -n "$MOZ_DEBUG"; then
     cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
 #define DEBUG 1
@@ -879,14 +885,14 @@ if test "$target" != "$host"; then
     _SAVE_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
 
     echo $ac_n "checking for $host compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:883: checking for $host compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:889: checking for $host compiler" >&5
     if test -z "$HOST_CC"; then
 	    for ac_prog in gcc cc /usr/ucb/cc
 do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:890: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:896: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_HOST_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -933,16 +939,16 @@ test -n "$HOST_CC" || HOST_CC=""""
     LDFLAGS="$HOST_LDFLAGS"
 
     echo $ac_n "checking whether the $host compiler ($HOST_CC $HOST_CFLAGS $HOST_LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:937: checking whether the $host compiler ($HOST_CC $HOST_CFLAGS $HOST_LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:943: checking whether the $host compiler ($HOST_CC $HOST_CFLAGS $HOST_LDFLAGS) works" >&5
     cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 939 "configure"
+#line 945 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 return(0);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:946: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:952: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_prog_host_cc_works=1 echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
 else
@@ -963,7 +969,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:967: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:973: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -998,7 +1004,7 @@ test -n "$CC" || CC="echo"
     # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1002: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1008: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1028,7 +1034,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1032: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1038: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1079,7 +1085,7 @@ fi
       # Extract the first word of "cl", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cl; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1083: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1089: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1111,7 +1117,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1115: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1121: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -1122,12 +1128,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 1126 "configure"
+#line 1132 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1131: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1137: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -1153,12 +1159,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1157: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1163: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1162: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1168: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1167,7 +1173,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1171: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1177: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1186,7 +1192,7 @@ ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1190: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1196: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1223,7 +1229,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1227: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1233: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CXX'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1260,7 +1266,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1264: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1270: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CXX'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1292,7 +1298,7 @@ test -n "$CXX" || CXX="gcc"
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1296: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1302: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=C
 # CXXFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -1303,12 +1309,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 1307 "configure"
+#line 1313 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1312: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1318: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cxx_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -1334,12 +1340,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cxx_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C++ compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1338: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1344: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C++""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1343: checking whether we are using GNU C++" >&5
+echo "configure:1349: checking whether we are using GNU C++" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gxx'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1348,7 +1354,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CXX-g++} -E conftest.C'; { (eval echo configure:1352: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if { ac_try='${CXX-g++} -E conftest.C'; { (eval echo configure:1358: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gxx=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gxx=no
@@ -1367,7 +1373,7 @@ ac_test_CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
 CXXFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CXX-g++} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1371: checking whether ${CXX-g++} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1377: checking whether ${CXX-g++} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cxx_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1404,7 +1410,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1408: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1414: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1441,7 +1447,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1445: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1451: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1478,7 +1484,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1482: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1488: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1515,7 +1521,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1519: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1525: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LD'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1552,7 +1558,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1556: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1562: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_STRIP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1589,7 +1595,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1593: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1599: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1626,7 +1632,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1630: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1636: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_WINDRES'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1664,7 +1670,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1668: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1674: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CXX'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1696,7 +1702,7 @@ test -n "$CXX" || CXX="gcc"
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1700: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1706: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=C
 # CXXFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -1707,12 +1713,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 1711 "configure"
+#line 1717 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1716: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1722: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cxx_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -1738,12 +1744,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cxx_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C++ compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1742: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1748: checking whether the C++ compiler ($CXX $CXXFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cxx_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C++""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1747: checking whether we are using GNU C++" >&5
+echo "configure:1753: checking whether we are using GNU C++" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gxx'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1752,7 +1758,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CXX-g++} -E conftest.C'; { (eval echo configure:1756: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if { ac_try='${CXX-g++} -E conftest.C'; { (eval echo configure:1762: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gxx=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gxx=no
@@ -1771,7 +1777,7 @@ ac_test_CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
 CXXFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CXX-g++} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1775: checking whether ${CXX-g++} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:1781: checking whether ${CXX-g++} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cxx_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1808,7 +1814,7 @@ fi
         # Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1812: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1818: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1838,7 +1844,7 @@ if test -z "$CC"; then
   # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1842: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1848: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1889,7 +1895,7 @@ fi
       # Extract the first word of "cl", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy cl; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1893: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:1899: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1921,7 +1927,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1925: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+echo "configure:1931: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
 
 ac_ext=c
 # CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
@@ -1932,12 +1938,12 @@ cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
 
-#line 1936 "configure"
+#line 1942 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 main(){return(0);}
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:1941: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:1947: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
   # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
   if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
@@ -1963,12 +1969,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
   { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1967: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "configure:1973: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
 echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:1972: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+echo "configure:1978: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -1977,7 +1983,7 @@ else
   yes;
 #endif
 EOF
-if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1981: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:1987: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
 else
   ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
@@ -1996,7 +2002,7 @@ ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
 ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS=
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2000: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+echo "configure:2006: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2031,7 +2037,7 @@ fi
     # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2035: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2041: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2063,7 +2069,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2067: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2073: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2104,7 +2110,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2108: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2114: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_AR'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2145,7 +2151,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2149: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2155: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_LD'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2186,7 +2192,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2190: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2196: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_STRIP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2227,7 +2233,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2231: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2237: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2268,7 +2274,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2272: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2278: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_WINDRES'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2328,97 +2334,13 @@ fi
 
 fi # SKIP_COMPILER_CHECKS
 
-# Find a good install program.  We prefer a C program (faster),
-# so one script is as good as another.  But avoid the broken or
-# incompatible versions:
-# SysV /etc/install, /usr/sbin/install
-# SunOS /usr/etc/install
-# IRIX /sbin/install
-# AIX /bin/install
-# AIX 4 /usr/bin/installbsd, which doesn't work without a -g flag
-# AFS /usr/afsws/bin/install, which mishandles nonexistent args
-# SVR4 /usr/ucb/install, which tries to use the nonexistent group "staff"
-# ./install, which can be erroneously created by make from ./install.sh.
-echo $ac_n "checking for a BSD compatible install""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2344: checking for a BSD compatible install" >&5
-if test -z "$INSTALL"; then
-if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_install'+set}'`\" = set"; then
-  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
-else
-    IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_IFS="$IFS"; IFS=":"
-  for ac_dir in $PATH; do
-    # Account for people who put trailing slashes in PATH elements.
-    case "$ac_dir/" in
-    /|./|.//|/etc/*|/usr/sbin/*|/usr/etc/*|/sbin/*|/usr/afsws/bin/*|/usr/ucb/*) ;;
-    *)
-      # OSF1 and SCO ODT 3.0 have their own names for install.
-      # Don't use installbsd from OSF since it installs stuff as root
-      # by default.
-      for ac_prog in ginstall scoinst install; do
-        if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_prog; then
-	  if test $ac_prog = install &&
-            grep dspmsg $ac_dir/$ac_prog >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-	    # AIX install.  It has an incompatible calling convention.
-	    :
-	  else
-	    ac_cv_path_install="$ac_dir/$ac_prog -c"
-	    break 2
-	  fi
-	fi
-      done
-      ;;
-    esac
-  done
-  IFS="$ac_save_IFS"
-
-fi
-  if test "${ac_cv_path_install+set}" = set; then
-    INSTALL="$ac_cv_path_install"
-  else
-    # As a last resort, use the slow shell script.  We don't cache a
-    # path for INSTALL within a source directory, because that will
-    # break other packages using the cache if that directory is
-    # removed, or if the path is relative.
-    INSTALL="$ac_install_sh"
-  fi
-fi
-echo "$ac_t""$INSTALL" 1>&6
-
-# Use test -z because SunOS4 sh mishandles braces in ${var-val}.
-# It thinks the first close brace ends the variable substitution.
-test -z "$INSTALL_PROGRAM" && INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
-
-test -z "$INSTALL_SCRIPT" && INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL_PROGRAM}'
-
-test -z "$INSTALL_DATA" && INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
-
-echo $ac_n "checking whether ln -s works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2397: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
-if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LN_S'+set}'`\" = set"; then
-  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
-else
-  rm -f conftestdata
-if ln -s X conftestdata 2>/dev/null
-then
-  rm -f conftestdata
-  ac_cv_prog_LN_S="ln -s"
-else
-  ac_cv_prog_LN_S=ln
-fi
-fi
-LN_S="$ac_cv_prog_LN_S"
-if test "$ac_cv_prog_LN_S" = "ln -s"; then
-  echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
-else
-  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
-fi
-
-for ac_prog in perl5 perl
+if test -z "$SKIP_PATH_CHECKS"; then
+    for ac_prog in perl5 perl
 do
 # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2422: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:2344: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_PERL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -2454,6 +2376,9 @@ test -n "$PERL" && break
 done
 test -n "$PERL" || PERL="echo not_perl"
 
+elif test -z "$PERL"; then
+    PERL=perl
+fi
 
 OBJ_SUFFIX=o
 LIB_SUFFIX=a
@@ -3299,7 +3224,6 @@ EOF
         RANLIB='echo not_ranlib'
         STRIP='echo not_strip'
         NSINSTALL=nsinstall
-        INSTALL='${NSINSTALL}'
         RC=rc.exe
         GARBAGE='$(OBJDIR)/vc20.pdb $(OBJDIR)/vc40.pdb'
 	    OBJ_SUFFIX=obj
@@ -3579,7 +3503,7 @@ if test -z "$SKIP_LIBRARY_CHECKS"; then
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking how to run the C preprocessor""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3583: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
+echo "configure:3507: checking how to run the C preprocessor" >&5
 # On Suns, sometimes $CPP names a directory.
 if test -n "$CPP" && test -d "$CPP"; then
   CPP=
@@ -3594,13 +3518,13 @@ else
   # On the NeXT, cc -E runs the code through the compiler's parser,
   # not just through cpp.
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3598 "configure"
+#line 3522 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:3604: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:3528: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -3611,13 +3535,13 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -E -traditional-cpp"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3615 "configure"
+#line 3539 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:3621: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:3545: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -3628,13 +3552,13 @@ else
   rm -rf conftest*
   CPP="${CC-cc} -nologo -E"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3632 "configure"
+#line 3556 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 Syntax Error
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:3638: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:3562: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   :
@@ -3660,13 +3584,13 @@ echo "$ac_t""$CPP" 1>&6
 
 if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
     echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} needs -traditional""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3664: checking whether ${CC-cc} needs -traditional" >&5
+echo "configure:3588: checking whether ${CC-cc} needs -traditional" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc_traditional'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
     ac_pattern="Autoconf.*'x'"
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3670 "configure"
+#line 3594 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sgtty.h>
 Autoconf TIOCGETP
@@ -3684,7 +3608,7 @@ rm -f conftest*
 
   if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc_traditional = no; then
     cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3688 "configure"
+#line 3612 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <termio.h>
 Autoconf TCGETA
@@ -3708,12 +3632,12 @@ fi
 for ac_func in lchown strerror
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3712: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:3636: 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 3717 "configure"
+#line 3641 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -3736,7 +3660,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3740: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3664: \"$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
@@ -3764,7 +3688,7 @@ done
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for pthread_attr_init in -lpthreads""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3768: checking for pthread_attr_init in -lpthreads" >&5
+echo "configure:3692: checking for pthread_attr_init in -lpthreads" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo pthreads'_'pthread_attr_init | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -3772,7 +3696,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lpthreads  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3776 "configure"
+#line 3700 "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
@@ -3783,7 +3707,7 @@ int main() {
 pthread_attr_init()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3787: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3711: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -3802,7 +3726,7 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_lib_'$ac_lib_var`\" = yes"; then
 else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 echo $ac_n "checking for pthread_attr_init in -lpthread""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3806: checking for pthread_attr_init in -lpthread" >&5
+echo "configure:3730: checking for pthread_attr_init in -lpthread" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo pthread'_'pthread_attr_init | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -3810,7 +3734,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lpthread  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3814 "configure"
+#line 3738 "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
@@ -3821,7 +3745,7 @@ int main() {
 pthread_attr_init()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3825: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3749: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -3840,7 +3764,7 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_lib_'$ac_lib_var`\" = yes"; then
 else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 echo $ac_n "checking for pthread_attr_init in -lc_r""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3844: checking for pthread_attr_init in -lc_r" >&5
+echo "configure:3768: checking for pthread_attr_init in -lc_r" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo c_r'_'pthread_attr_init | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -3848,7 +3772,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lc_r  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3852 "configure"
+#line 3776 "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
@@ -3859,7 +3783,7 @@ int main() {
 pthread_attr_init()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3863: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3787: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -3878,7 +3802,7 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_lib_'$ac_lib_var`\" = yes"; then
 else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 echo $ac_n "checking for pthread_attr_init in -lc""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3882: checking for pthread_attr_init in -lc" >&5
+echo "configure:3806: checking for pthread_attr_init in -lc" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo c'_'pthread_attr_init | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -3886,7 +3810,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lc  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3890 "configure"
+#line 3814 "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
@@ -3897,7 +3821,7 @@ int main() {
 pthread_attr_init()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3901: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3825: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -4044,7 +3968,7 @@ if test -n "$USE_PTHREADS"; then
       rm -f conftest*
    ac_cv_have_dash_pthread=no
    echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthread""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4048: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthread" >&5
+echo "configure:3972: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthread" >&5
    echo 'int main() { return 0; }' | cat > conftest.c
    ${CC-cc} -pthread -o conftest conftest.c > conftest.out 2>&1
    if test $? -eq 0; then
@@ -4060,7 +3984,7 @@ echo "configure:4048: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthread" >&5
 			    ac_cv_have_dash_pthreads=no
     if test "$ac_cv_have_dash_pthread" = "no"; then
 	    echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthreads""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4064: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthreads" >&5
+echo "configure:3988: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -pthreads" >&5
     	echo 'int main() { return 0; }' | cat > conftest.c
 	    ${CC-cc} -pthreads -o conftest conftest.c > conftest.out 2>&1
     	if test $? -eq 0; then
@@ -4226,12 +4150,12 @@ OS_LIBS="$_PTHREAD_LDFLAGS $OS_LIBS"
 
 if test -z "$SKIP_LIBRARY_CHECKS"; then
 echo $ac_n "checking for dlopen""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4230: checking for dlopen" >&5
+echo "configure:4154: checking for dlopen" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_dlopen'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4235 "configure"
+#line 4159 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char dlopen(); below.  */
@@ -4254,7 +4178,7 @@ dlopen();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4258: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4182: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_dlopen=yes"
 else
@@ -4273,7 +4197,7 @@ else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 
     echo $ac_n "checking for dlopen in -ldl""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4277: checking for dlopen in -ldl" >&5
+echo "configure:4201: checking for dlopen in -ldl" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo dl'_'dlopen | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -4281,7 +4205,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-ldl  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4285 "configure"
+#line 4209 "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
@@ -4292,7 +4216,7 @@ int main() {
 dlopen()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4296: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4220: \"$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
@@ -4559,7 +4483,6 @@ do
 done
 
 ac_given_srcdir=$srcdir
-ac_given_INSTALL="$INSTALL"
 
 trap 'rm -fr `echo "$MAKEFILES" | sed "s/:[^ ]*//g"` conftest*; exit 1' 1 2 15
 EOF
@@ -4619,10 +4542,6 @@ s%@LD@%$LD%g
 s%@STRIP@%$STRIP%g
 s%@DLLTOOL@%$DLLTOOL%g
 s%@WINDRES@%$WINDRES%g
-s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
-s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
-s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
-s%@LN_S@%$LN_S%g
 s%@PERL@%$PERL%g
 s%@CPP@%$CPP%g
 s%@MOZILLA_CLIENT@%$MOZILLA_CLIENT%g
@@ -4751,10 +4670,6 @@ for ac_file in .. $CONFIG_FILES; do if test "x$ac_file" != x..; then
     top_srcdir="$ac_dots$ac_given_srcdir" ;;
   esac
 
-  case "$ac_given_INSTALL" in
-  [/$]*) INSTALL="$ac_given_INSTALL" ;;
-  *) INSTALL="$ac_dots$ac_given_INSTALL" ;;
-  esac
 
   echo creating "$ac_file"
   rm -f "$ac_file"
@@ -4770,7 +4685,6 @@ for ac_file in .. $CONFIG_FILES; do if test "x$ac_file" != x..; then
 s%@configure_input@%$configure_input%g
 s%@srcdir@%$srcdir%g
 s%@top_srcdir@%$top_srcdir%g
-s%@INSTALL@%$INSTALL%g
 " $ac_file_inputs | (eval "$ac_sed_cmds") > $ac_file
 fi; done
 rm -f conftest.s*
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0ebc3313..e2bcd2c0 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ case "$target" in
 esac
 
 if test -n "$_WIN32_MSVC"; then
+    SKIP_PATH_CHECKS=1
     SKIP_COMPILER_CHECKS=1
     SKIP_LIBRARY_CHECKS=1
 fi
@@ -164,7 +165,12 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(mdupdate,
 	    USE_MDUPDATE=1
       fi ])
 
-AC_PATH_PROG(WHOAMI, whoami, :)
+if test -z "$SKIP_PATH_CHECKS"; then
+    AC_PATH_PROG(WHOAMI, $WHOAMI whoami, echo not_whoami)
+elif test -z "$WHOAMI"; then
+    WHOAMI=whoami
+fi
+
 if test -n "$MOZ_DEBUG"; then
     AC_DEFINE(DEBUG)
     AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEBUG_`$WHOAMI`)
@@ -287,9 +293,11 @@ fi # SKIP_COMPILER_CHECKS
 dnl ========================================================
 dnl Checks for programs.
 dnl ========================================================
-AC_PROG_INSTALL
-AC_PROG_LN_S
-AC_PATH_PROGS(PERL, perl5 perl, echo not_perl)
+if test -z "$SKIP_PATH_CHECKS"; then
+    AC_PATH_PROGS(PERL, perl5 perl, echo not_perl)
+elif test -z "$PERL"; then
+    PERL=perl
+fi
 
 dnl ========================================================
 dnl Default platform specific options
@@ -860,7 +868,6 @@ case "$target" in
         RANLIB='echo not_ranlib'
         STRIP='echo not_strip'
         NSINSTALL=nsinstall
-        INSTALL='${NSINSTALL}'
         RC=rc.exe
         GARBAGE='$(OBJDIR)/vc20.pdb $(OBJDIR)/vc40.pdb'
 	    OBJ_SUFFIX=obj