diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 11bc145e69a1bc9ad37969d765ccfaae330ccdd0..f8d83207d5599f5a662c04c4dcd7c7e7feb9829e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.ac Revision: 61557 .
+# From configure.ac Revision: 66027 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61.
 #
@@ -688,7 +688,6 @@ PBX_OSREV
 CXX
 LD
 RANLIB
-AR
 CXXFLAGS
 ac_ct_CXX
 CXXCPP
@@ -700,6 +699,7 @@ INSTALL_DATA
 LN_S
 GNU_MAKE
 STRIP
+AR
 GNU_LD
 FIND
 COMPRESS
@@ -4511,102 +4511,6 @@ else
   RANLIB="$ac_cv_prog_RANLIB"
 fi
 
-   if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
-  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_word... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_prog_AR+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$AR"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_AR="$AR" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-  for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if { test -f "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" && $as_test_x "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; }; then
-    ac_cv_prog_AR="${ac_tool_prefix}ar"
-    echo "$as_me:$LINENO: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-AR=$ac_cv_prog_AR
-if test -n "$AR"; then
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $AR" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$AR" >&6; }
-else
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-fi
-if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AR"; then
-  ac_ct_AR=$AR
-  # Extract the first word of "ar", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy ar; ac_word=$2
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_word... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$ac_ct_AR"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR="$ac_ct_AR" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-  for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if { test -f "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" && $as_test_x "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; }; then
-    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR="ar"
-    echo "$as_me:$LINENO: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-fi
-fi
-ac_ct_AR=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR
-if test -n "$ac_ct_AR"; then
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_ct_AR" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_ct_AR" >&6; }
-else
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-  if test "x$ac_ct_AR" = x; then
-    AR=":"
-  else
-    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
-yes:)
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: In the future, Autoconf will not detect cross-tools
-whose name does not start with the host triplet.  If you think this
-configuration is useful to you, please write to autoconf@gnu.org." >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: In the future, Autoconf will not detect cross-tools
-whose name does not start with the host triplet.  If you think this
-configuration is useful to you, please write to autoconf@gnu.org." >&2;}
-ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
-esac
-    AR=$ac_ct_AR
-  fi
-else
-  AR="$ac_cv_prog_AR"
-fi
-
 fi
 
 # Checks for programs.
@@ -6675,23 +6579,60 @@ else
   STRIP="$ac_cv_path_STRIP"
 fi
 
+if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
+  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_word... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_path_AR+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  case $AR in
+  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
+  ac_cv_path_AR="$AR" # Let the user override the test with a path.
+  ;;
+  *)
+  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+  for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if { test -f "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" && $as_test_x "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; }; then
+    ac_cv_path_AR="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
+    echo "$as_me:$LINENO: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
 
-GNU_LD=0
-if test "x$with_gnu_ld" = "xyes" ; then
-   GNU_LD=1
+  ;;
+esac
+fi
+AR=$ac_cv_path_AR
+if test -n "$AR"; then
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $AR" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$AR" >&6; }
+else
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
 fi
 
 
-# Extract the first word of "grep", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy grep; ac_word=$2
+fi
+if test -z "$ac_cv_path_AR"; then
+  ac_pt_AR=$AR
+  # Extract the first word of "ar", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy ar; ac_word=$2
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_word... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_path_GREP+set}" = set; then
+if test "${ac_cv_path_ac_pt_AR+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
-  case $GREP in
+  case $ac_pt_AR in
   [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
-  ac_cv_path_GREP="$GREP" # Let the user override the test with a path.
+  ac_cv_path_ac_pt_AR="$ac_pt_AR" # Let the user override the test with a path.
   ;;
   *)
   as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
@@ -6701,7 +6642,7 @@ do
   test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
   for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
   if { test -f "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" && $as_test_x "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; }; then
-    ac_cv_path_GREP="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
+    ac_cv_path_ac_pt_AR="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
     echo "$as_me:$LINENO: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
     break 2
   fi
@@ -6709,30 +6650,54 @@ done
 done
 IFS=$as_save_IFS
 
-  test -z "$ac_cv_path_GREP" && ac_cv_path_GREP=":"
   ;;
 esac
 fi
-GREP=$ac_cv_path_GREP
-if test -n "$GREP"; then
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $GREP" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$GREP" >&6; }
+ac_pt_AR=$ac_cv_path_ac_pt_AR
+if test -n "$ac_pt_AR"; then
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_pt_AR" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_pt_AR" >&6; }
 else
   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
 fi
 
+  if test "x$ac_pt_AR" = x; then
+    AR=":"
+  else
+    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
+yes:)
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: In the future, Autoconf will not detect cross-tools
+whose name does not start with the host triplet.  If you think this
+configuration is useful to you, please write to autoconf@gnu.org." >&5
+echo "$as_me: WARNING: In the future, Autoconf will not detect cross-tools
+whose name does not start with the host triplet.  If you think this
+configuration is useful to you, please write to autoconf@gnu.org." >&2;}
+ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
+esac
+    AR=$ac_pt_AR
+  fi
+else
+  AR="$ac_cv_path_AR"
+fi
 
-# Extract the first word of "ar", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy ar; ac_word=$2
+
+GNU_LD=0
+if test "x$with_gnu_ld" = "xyes" ; then
+   GNU_LD=1
+fi
+
+
+# Extract the first word of "grep", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy grep; ac_word=$2
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_word... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_path_AR+set}" = set; then
+if test "${ac_cv_path_GREP+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
-  case $AR in
+  case $GREP in
   [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
-  ac_cv_path_AR="$AR" # Let the user override the test with a path.
+  ac_cv_path_GREP="$GREP" # Let the user override the test with a path.
   ;;
   *)
   as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
@@ -6742,7 +6707,7 @@ do
   test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
   for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
   if { test -f "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" && $as_test_x "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; }; then
-    ac_cv_path_AR="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
+    ac_cv_path_GREP="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
     echo "$as_me:$LINENO: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
     break 2
   fi
@@ -6750,14 +6715,14 @@ done
 done
 IFS=$as_save_IFS
 
-  test -z "$ac_cv_path_AR" && ac_cv_path_AR=":"
+  test -z "$ac_cv_path_GREP" && ac_cv_path_GREP=":"
   ;;
 esac
 fi
-AR=$ac_cv_path_AR
-if test -n "$AR"; then
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $AR" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$AR" >&6; }
+GREP=$ac_cv_path_GREP
+if test -n "$GREP"; then
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $GREP" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$GREP" >&6; }
 else
   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
@@ -35639,7 +35604,6 @@ PBX_OSREV!$PBX_OSREV$ac_delim
 CXX!$CXX$ac_delim
 LD!$LD$ac_delim
 RANLIB!$RANLIB$ac_delim
-AR!$AR$ac_delim
 CXXFLAGS!$CXXFLAGS$ac_delim
 ac_ct_CXX!$ac_ct_CXX$ac_delim
 CXXCPP!$CXXCPP$ac_delim
@@ -35651,6 +35615,7 @@ INSTALL_DATA!$INSTALL_DATA$ac_delim
 LN_S!$LN_S$ac_delim
 GNU_MAKE!$GNU_MAKE$ac_delim
 STRIP!$STRIP$ac_delim
+AR!$AR$ac_delim
 GNU_LD!$GNU_LD$ac_delim
 FIND!$FIND$ac_delim
 COMPRESS!$COMPRESS$ac_delim
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1600b35d4b69d42747af4e4509e6ce53b7c03098..bdb814c403d1423358c33b719114dd6b1c2eadd5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ then
    AC_CHECK_TOOL(CXX, g++, :)
    AC_CHECK_TOOL(LD, ld, :)
    AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
-   AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar, :)
 fi
 
 # Checks for programs.
@@ -136,6 +135,7 @@ AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AST_CHECK_GNU_MAKE
 
 AC_PATH_TOOL([STRIP], [strip], :)
+AC_PATH_TOOL([AR], [ar], :)
 
 GNU_LD=0
 if test "x$with_gnu_ld" = "xyes" ; then
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ fi
 AC_SUBST(GNU_LD)
 
 AC_PATH_PROG([GREP], [grep], :)
-AC_PATH_PROG([AR], [ar], :)
 AC_PATH_PROG([FIND], [find], :)
 AC_PATH_PROG([COMPRESS], [compress], :)
 AC_PATH_PROG([BASENAME], [basename], :)