--- configure.orig	Tue Apr 30 00:16:17 1996
+++ configure	Wed Feb 11 01:04:47 1998
@@ -1140,6 +1140,23 @@
 	DSOOPTS='-shared'
 	DSO=OSF
 	;;
+    *-freebsd*)
+	DSOSUF=so
+	DSOSUF_VERSION=${DSOSUF}.1.0
+	LIBCOPTS='-fpic -DPIC'
+	DSOOPTS='-Bshareable'
+	DSO=FREEBSD
+	;;
+    alpha-*-openbsd*)
+	DSO=no
+	;;
+    *-openbsd*)
+	DSOSUF=so
+	DSOSUF_VERSION=${DSOSUF}.3.4
+	LIBCOPTS='-fpic -DPIC'
+	DSOOPTS='-Bshareable'
+	DSO=FREEBSD
+	;;
     *)  DSO=no;;
     esac
     test -z "$DSOSUF_VERSION" && DSOSUF_VERSION=${DSOSUF}
