--- xemacs-21.4.12/configure.in	2003-01-07 03:57:03.000000000 +0000
+++ xemacs-21.4.12-mod/configure.in	2004-08-14 11:57:18.295889664 +0100
@@ -4347,9 +4347,9 @@
 if test "$with_database_gdbm" != "no"; then
   AC_CHECK_LIB(gdbm, dbm_open, [
-   with_database_gdbm=yes with_database_dbm=no libdbm=-lgdbm], [
+   with_database_gdbm=yes with_database_dbm=no libdbm="-lgdbm_compat -lgdbm"], [
    if test "$with_database_gdbm" = "yes"; then
      XE_DIE("Required GNU DBM support cannot be provided.")
    fi
-   with_database_gdbm=no])
+   with_database_gdbm=no],-lgdbm_compat)
 fi