--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 ### along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
 ### Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 
-AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.95 $)
+AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.96 $)
 AC_PREREQ(2.0)
 AC_INIT(src/octave.cc)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h kpathsea/c-auto.h)
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@
   [  --enable-info           use GNU info (default is yes)],
   USE_GNU_INFO=true, USE_GNU_INFO=false)
 AC_SUBST(USE_GNU_INFO)
+LIBINFO=
+if $USE_GNU_INFO; then
+  LIBINFO=../info/libinfo.a
+else
+AC_SUBST(LIBINFO)
 
 ### Allow the user disable support for command line editing using GNU
 ### readline.
@@ -80,6 +85,11 @@
   [  --enable-readline       use readline library (default is yes)],
   USE_READLINE=true, USE_READLINE=false)
 AC_SUBST(USE_READLINE)
+LIBREADLINE=
+if $USE_READLINE; then
+  LIBREADLINE=../readline/libreadline.a
+else
+AC_SUBST(LIBREADLINE)
 
 ### some defaults