--- xemacs-21.4.15/configure.in.orig	2004-01-24 15:37:54.000000000 +1100
+++ xemacs-21.4.15/configure.in	2004-08-25 11:08:37.532591944 +1000
@@ -4420,11 +4420,11 @@
 dnl Check for DBM support in libgdbm.
 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
 
 dnl Check for DBM support in libc and libdbm.