--- configure.orig	Mon Apr 29 17:16:17 1996
+++ configure	Fri Sep 18 16:38:02 1998
@@ -1140,6 +1140,19 @@
 	DSOOPTS='-shared'
 	DSO=OSF
 	;;
+    *-freebsd*)
+	DSOSUF=so
+	LIBCOPTS='-fpic -DPIC'
+	if [ $PORTOBJFORMAT = elf ]; then
+	    DSOSUF_VERSION=${DSOSUF}.4
+	    DSOOPTS='-shared'
+	    DSO=FREEBSD_ELF
+	else
+	    DSOSUF_VERSION=${DSOSUF}.4.0
+	    DSOOPTS='-Bshareable'
+	    DSO=FREEBSD_AOUT
+	fi
+	;;
     *)  DSO=no;;
     esac
     test -z "$DSOSUF_VERSION" && DSOSUF_VERSION=${DSOSUF}