--- configure.in.old	2004-09-07 12:43:06.737555475 -0500
+++ configure.in	2004-09-07 13:07:33.759359166 -0500
@@ -474,11 +474,9 @@
          AC_DEFINE(USE_BOARD3D,1,[Define if you want to use the 3d boards])
          dnl check for FTGL (dependent on freetype)
          if test "$have_freetype" = "yes"; then
-            dnl fixme: write a test...
-            dnl check for glut if there is no FTGL
-            AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FTGL,1,[Define if you have the FTGL library])
-            FTGL_LIBS="-lftgl"
+            PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FTGL, ftgl, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FTGL,1,[Define if you have the FTGL library.]),)
             AC_SUBST(FTGL_LIBS)
+            AC_SUBST(FTGL_CFLAGS)
          fi
       fi
    fi