diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 06313b7d2..ec8855d36 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2357,13 +2357,16 @@ EOF
 
 fi
 
+
+# We could use AC_STRUCT_ST_BLOCKS here, but that adds fileblocks.o to
+# LIBOBJS, which we don't need.  This seems more direct. 
 echo $ac_n "checking for st_blocks in struct stat""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2362: checking for st_blocks in struct stat" >&5
+echo "configure:2365: checking for st_blocks in struct stat" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_struct_st_blocks'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2367 "configure"
+#line 2370 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -2371,7 +2374,7 @@ int main() {
 struct stat s; s.st_blocks;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2375: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2378: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_struct_st_blocks=yes
 else
@@ -2389,17 +2392,15 @@ if test $ac_cv_struct_st_blocks = yes; then
 #define HAVE_ST_BLOCKS 1
 EOF
 
-else
-  LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS fileblocks.o"
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether struct tm is in sys/time.h or time.h""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2398: checking whether struct tm is in sys/time.h or time.h" >&5
+echo "configure:2399: checking whether struct tm is in sys/time.h or time.h" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_struct_tm'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2403 "configure"
+#line 2404 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <time.h>
@@ -2407,7 +2408,7 @@ int main() {
 struct tm *tp; tp->tm_sec;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2411: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2412: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_struct_tm=time.h
 else
@@ -2428,12 +2429,12 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for tm_zone in struct tm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2432: checking for tm_zone in struct tm" >&5
+echo "configure:2433: checking for tm_zone in struct tm" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_struct_tm_zone'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2437 "configure"
+#line 2438 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <$ac_cv_struct_tm>
@@ -2441,7 +2442,7 @@ int main() {
 struct tm tm; tm.tm_zone;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2445: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2446: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_struct_tm_zone=yes
 else
@@ -2461,12 +2462,12 @@ EOF
 
 else
   echo $ac_n "checking for tzname""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2465: checking for tzname" >&5
+echo "configure:2466: checking for tzname" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_var_tzname'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2470 "configure"
+#line 2471 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <time.h>
 #ifndef tzname /* For SGI.  */
@@ -2476,7 +2477,7 @@ int main() {
 atoi(*tzname);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2480: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2481: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_var_tzname=yes
 else
@@ -2499,12 +2500,12 @@ fi
 
 
   echo $ac_n "checking whether we need POSIX to get struct utimbuf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2503: checking whether we need POSIX to get struct utimbuf" >&5
+echo "configure:2504: checking whether we need POSIX to get struct utimbuf" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'guile_cv_struct_utimbuf_needs_posix'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2508 "configure"
+#line 2509 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #ifdef __EMX__
@@ -2516,7 +2517,7 @@ struct utime blah;
 
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:2520: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:2521: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -2545,7 +2546,7 @@ xtra_PLUGIN_guile_libs=""
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for main in -lm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2549: checking for main in -lm" >&5
+echo "configure:2550: checking for main in -lm" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo m'_'main | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -2553,14 +2554,14 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lm  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2557 "configure"
+#line 2558 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 main()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2564: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2565: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -2587,66 +2588,76 @@ else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 fi
 
-echo $ac_n "checking for main in -lsocket""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2592: checking for main in -lsocket" >&5
-ac_lib_var=`echo socket'_'main | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
-if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+echo $ac_n "checking for gethostbyname""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:2593: checking for gethostbyname" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_gethostbyname'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
-  ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-LIBS="-lsocket  $LIBS"
-cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2600 "configure"
+  cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
+#line 2598 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
+/* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
+    which can conflict with char gethostbyname(); below.  */
+#include <assert.h>
+/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
+/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
+    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+char gethostbyname();
 
 int main() {
-main()
+
+/* 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_gethostbyname) || defined (__stub___gethostbyname)
+choke me
+#else
+gethostbyname();
+#endif
+
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2607: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2621: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
-  eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
+  eval "ac_cv_func_gethostbyname=yes"
 else
   echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
   cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
   rm -rf conftest*
-  eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=no"
+  eval "ac_cv_func_gethostbyname=no"
 fi
 rm -f conftest*
-LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
-
 fi
-if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_lib_'$ac_lib_var`\" = yes"; then
+
+if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_func_'gethostbyname`\" = yes"; then
   echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
-    ac_tr_lib=HAVE_LIB`echo socket | sed -e 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9_]/_/g' \
-    -e 'y/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ/'`
-  cat >> confdefs.h <<EOF
-#define $ac_tr_lib 1
-EOF
-
-  LIBS="-lsocket $LIBS"
-
+  :
 else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 fi
 
-echo $ac_n "checking for main in -lnsl""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2635: checking for main in -lnsl" >&5
-ac_lib_var=`echo nsl'_'main | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
+if test $ac_cv_func_gethostbyname = no; then
+    echo $ac_n "checking for gethostbyname in -lnsl""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:2642: checking for gethostbyname in -lnsl" >&5
+ac_lib_var=`echo nsl'_'gethostbyname | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lnsl  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2643 "configure"
+#line 2650 "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
+    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+char gethostbyname();
 
 int main() {
-main()
+gethostbyname()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2650: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2661: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -2673,11 +2684,109 @@ else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 fi
 
+fi
+echo $ac_n "checking for connect""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:2690: checking for connect" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_connect'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
+#line 2695 "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+/* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
+    which can conflict with char connect(); below.  */
+#include <assert.h>
+/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
+/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
+    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+char connect();
+
+int main() {
+
+/* 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_connect) || defined (__stub___connect)
+choke me
+#else
+connect();
+#endif
+
+; return 0; }
+EOF
+if { (eval echo configure:2718: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  eval "ac_cv_func_connect=yes"
+else
+  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
+  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  eval "ac_cv_func_connect=no"
+fi
+rm -f conftest*
+fi
+
+if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_func_'connect`\" = yes"; then
+  echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
+  :
+else
+  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
+fi
+
+if test $ac_cv_func_connect = no; then
+    echo $ac_n "checking for connect in -lsocket""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:2739: checking for connect in -lsocket" >&5
+ac_lib_var=`echo socket'_'connect | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+LIBS="-lsocket  $LIBS"
+cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
+#line 2747 "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
+    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+char connect();
+
+int main() {
+connect()
+; return 0; }
+EOF
+if { (eval echo configure:2758: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
+else
+  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
+  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=no"
+fi
+rm -f conftest*
+LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
+
+fi
+if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_lib_'$ac_lib_var`\" = yes"; then
+  echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
+    ac_tr_lib=HAVE_LIB`echo socket | sed -e 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9_]/_/g' \
+    -e 'y/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ/'`
+  cat >> confdefs.h <<EOF
+#define $ac_tr_lib 1
+EOF
+
+  LIBS="-lsocket $LIBS"
+
+else
+  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
+fi
+
+fi
 
 if test "$enable_dynamic_linking" = "yes"; then
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for dlopen in -ldl""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2681: checking for dlopen in -ldl" >&5
+echo "configure:2790: checking for dlopen in -ldl" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo dl'_'dlopen | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -2685,7 +2794,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-ldl  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2689 "configure"
+#line 2798 "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
@@ -2696,7 +2805,7 @@ int main() {
 dlopen()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2700: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2809: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -2731,7 +2840,7 @@ EOF
 
 else
 echo $ac_n "checking for dld_link in -ldld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2735: checking for dld_link in -ldld" >&5
+echo "configure:2844: checking for dld_link in -ldld" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo dld'_'dld_link | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -2739,7 +2848,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-ldld  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2743 "configure"
+#line 2852 "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
@@ -2750,7 +2859,7 @@ int main() {
 dld_link()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2754: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2863: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -2787,12 +2896,12 @@ else
 for ac_func in shl_load
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2791: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:2900: 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 2796 "configure"
+#line 2905 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -2815,7 +2924,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2819: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2928: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -2860,13 +2969,13 @@ if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
   echo "configure: warning: Guessing that stack grows down -- see scmconfig.h.in" 1>&2
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2864 "configure"
+#line 2973 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 aux (l) unsigned long l;
 	     { int x; exit (l >= ((unsigned long)&x)); }
 	   main () { int q; aux((unsigned long)&q); }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2870: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:2979: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
 #define SCM_STACK_GROWS_UP 1
@@ -2889,11 +2998,11 @@ EOF
 	   echo "configure: warning: Guessing that sizeof(long) == sizeof(float) -- see scmconfig.h.in" 1>&2
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2893 "configure"
+#line 3002 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 main () { exit (sizeof(float) != sizeof(long)); }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2897: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:3006: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
 #define SCM_SINGLES 1
@@ -2908,12 +3017,12 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for struct linger""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2912: checking for struct linger" >&5
+echo "configure:3021: checking for struct linger" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'scm_cv_struct_linger'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2917 "configure"
+#line 3026 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -2922,7 +3031,7 @@ int main() {
 struct linger lgr;  lgr.l_linger = 100
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2926: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3035: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   scm_cv_struct_linger="yes"
 else
@@ -2949,19 +3058,19 @@ fi
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 echo $ac_n "checking how to set a stream file descriptor""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2953: checking how to set a stream file descriptor" >&5
+echo "configure:3062: checking how to set a stream file descriptor" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'scm_cv_fd_setter'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2958 "configure"
+#line 3067 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 int main() {
 stdout->_file = 1
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2965: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3074: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   scm_cv_fd_setter="_file"
 else
@@ -2969,14 +3078,14 @@ else
   cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
   rm -rf conftest*
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2973 "configure"
+#line 3082 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 int main() {
 stdout->_fileno = 1
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2980: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3089: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   scm_cv_fd_setter="_fileno"
 else
@@ -3014,19 +3123,19 @@ fi
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 echo $ac_n "checking how to get buffer char count from FILE structure""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3018: checking how to get buffer char count from FILE structure" >&5
+echo "configure:3127: checking how to get buffer char count from FILE structure" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'scm_cv_struct_file_count'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3023 "configure"
+#line 3132 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 int main() {
 FILE *f = stdin; f->_cnt = 0
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3030: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3139: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   scm_cv_struct_file_count="_cnt"
 else
@@ -3034,14 +3143,14 @@ else
   cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
   rm -rf conftest*
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3038 "configure"
+#line 3147 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 int main() {
 FILE *f = stdin; f->_r = 0
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3045: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3154: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   scm_cv_struct_file_count="_r"
 else
@@ -3049,14 +3158,14 @@ else
   cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
   rm -rf conftest*
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3053 "configure"
+#line 3162 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 int main() {
 FILE *f = stdin; f->readCount = 0
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3060: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3169: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   scm_cv_struct_file_count="readCount"
 else
@@ -3083,14 +3192,14 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'scm_cv_struct_file_gptr'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3087 "configure"
+#line 3196 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 int main() {
 FILE *f = stdin; f->_gptr = f->egptr;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3094: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3203: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   scm_cv_struct_file_gptr=1
 else
@@ -3113,14 +3222,14 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'scm_cv_struct_file_readptr'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3117 "configure"
+#line 3226 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 int main() {
 FILE *f = stdin; f->_IO_read_ptr = f->_IO_read_end;
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3124: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3233: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   scm_cv_struct_file_readptr=1
 else
@@ -3150,7 +3259,7 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking "threads package type"""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3154: checking "threads package type"" >&5
+echo "configure:3263: checking "threads package type"" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'cy_cv_threads_package'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3209,7 +3318,7 @@ if test "$use_threads" != no; then
     LDFLAGS="-L$use_threads/lib"
     LIBS="-lgthreads -lmalloc"
     cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3213 "configure"
+#line 3322 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <pthread.h>
 int main() {
@@ -3218,7 +3327,7 @@ pthread_equal(NULL,NULL);
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3222: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3331: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   threads_package=FSU
 else
@@ -3230,7 +3339,7 @@ rm -f conftest*
   if test "$threads_package" = unknown; then
     LIBS="-lpthread"
     cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3234 "configure"
+#line 3343 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <pthread.h>
 int main() {
@@ -3239,7 +3348,7 @@ pthread_equal(NULL,NULL);
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3243: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3352: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   threads_package=MIT
 else
@@ -3251,7 +3360,7 @@ rm -f conftest*
   if test "$threads_package" = unknown; then
     LIBS="-lpthreads"
     cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3255 "configure"
+#line 3364 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <pthread.h>
 int main() {
@@ -3260,7 +3369,7 @@ pthread_equal(NULL,NULL);
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3264: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3373: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   threads_package=PCthreads
 else
@@ -3340,7 +3449,7 @@ do
 # Extract the first word of "$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:3344: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3453: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AWK'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3405,7 +3514,7 @@ else { echo "configure: error: can not run $ac_config_sub" 1>&2; exit 1; }
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking host system type""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3409: checking host system type" >&5
+echo "configure:3518: checking host system type" >&5
 
 host_alias=$host
 case "$host_alias" in
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 04047239c..587326850 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -59,7 +59,17 @@ AC_FUNC_ALLOCA
 
 AC_STRUCT_ST_RDEV
 AC_STRUCT_ST_BLKSIZE
-AC_STRUCT_ST_BLOCKS
+
+# We could use AC_STRUCT_ST_BLOCKS here, but that adds fileblocks.o to
+# LIBOBJS, which we don't need.  This seems more direct. 
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([for st_blocks in struct stat], ac_cv_struct_st_blocks,
+[AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>], [struct stat s; s.st_blocks;],
+ac_cv_struct_st_blocks=yes, ac_cv_struct_st_blocks=no)])
+if test $ac_cv_struct_st_blocks = yes; then
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ST_BLOCKS)
+fi
+
 AC_STRUCT_TIMEZONE
 GUILE_STRUCT_UTIMBUF
 
@@ -69,8 +79,14 @@ xtra_PLUGIN_guile_libs=""
 AC_SUBST(xtra_PLUGIN_guile_libs)
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(m, main)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(socket, main)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(nsl, main)
+AC_CHECK_FUNC(gethostbyname)
+if test $ac_cv_func_gethostbyname = no; then
+    AC_CHECK_LIB(nsl, gethostbyname)
+fi
+AC_CHECK_FUNC(connect)
+if test $ac_cv_func_connect = no; then
+    AC_CHECK_LIB(socket, connect)
+fi
 
 if test "$enable_dynamic_linking" = "yes"; then