When regcmp is in libc (such as on Solaris 10) we obviously find regcmp
in any library we additionally link against that exists, which adds
unnecessary library dependencies.

Patch submitted to upstream author by email 2011-10-23

--- configure.ac
+++ configure.ac
@@ -30,11 +30,9 @@
 AC_CHECK_LIB(curses, initscr, [have_curses=yes], [have_curses=no])
 AC_CHECK_LIB(termcap, tgetent, [have_termcap=yes], [have_termcap=no])
 AC_CHECK_LIB(termlib, tgetent, [have_termlib=yes], [have_termlib=no])
-# Regular expressions (regcmp) are in -lgen on Solaris 2,
-# and in -lintl on SCO Unix.
-AC_CHECK_LIB(gen, regcmp)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(intl, regcmp)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(PW, regcmp)
+# Regular expressions (regcmp) are in -lgen on Solaris 2, (but in libc
+# at least on Solaris 10 (2.10)) and in -lintl on SCO Unix.
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([regcmp], [gen intl PW])
 
 # Checks for terminal libraries
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for working terminal libraries])