--- ./configure.orig	Tue Apr 30 07:16:17 1996
+++ ./configure	Sun May 25 22:37:20 1997
@@ -1140,6 +1140,13 @@
 	DSOOPTS='-shared'
 	DSO=OSF
 	;;
+    *-freebsd*)
+	DSOSUF=so
+	DSOSUF_VERSION=${DSOSUF}.1.0
+	LIBCOPTS='-fpic -DPIC'
+	DSOOPTS='-Bshareable'
+	DSO=FREEBSD
+	;;
     *)  DSO=no;;
     esac
     test -z "$DSOSUF_VERSION" && DSOSUF_VERSION=${DSOSUF}