diff --git a/smmapdfw/configure.ac b/smmapdfw/configure.ac
index b6637f5..89b5243 100644
--- a/smmapdfw/configure.ac
+++ b/smmapdfw/configure.ac
@@ -19,6 +19,41 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(verify-cache,
 )
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(ENABLE_VERIFY_CACHE, ${ENABLE_VERIFY_CACHE}, [enable verify cache])
 
+AC_ARG_WITH(bdb-lib-dir,
+            [AC_HELP_STRING(--with-bdb-lib-dir, [
+                            Directory for Berkeley DB library files])],
+            [ case "$withval" in
+                no)
+                  if test "x$ENABLE_VERIFY_CACHE" = "x1"; then  
+                    AC_MSG_ERROR(Need bdb-lib-dir)
+                  fi
+                  ;;
+                yes)
+                  ;;
+                *)
+                  LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$withval"
+                  ;;
+            esac ]
+)
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(bdb-inc-dir,
+            [AC_HELP_STRING(--with-bdb-inc-dir, [
+                            Directory for Berkeley include files])],
+            [ case "$withval" in
+                no)
+                  if test "x$ENABLE_VERIFY_CACHE" = "x1"; then  
+                    AC_MSG_ERROR(Need bdb-inc-dir)
+                  fi
+                  ;;
+                yes)
+                  ;;
+                *)
+                  CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$withval"
+                  ;;
+            esac ]
+)
+
+
 
 # Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CC
@@ -41,10 +76,12 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, pthread_create,
 AC_CHECK_LIB([resolv], [inet_aton])
 AC_CHECK_LIB([socket], [connect])
 
+
 # Checks for header files.
 AC_HEADER_STDC
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([arpa/inet.h fcntl.h netinet/in.h stdlib.h string.h strings.h sys/socket.h syslog.h unistd.h dlfcn.h])
 
+
 # Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
 AC_C_CONST
 AC_TYPE_SIZE_T
@@ -60,6 +97,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([inet_ntoa memset select socket strchr strdup strerror strrchr st
                [AC_MSG_ERROR([*** missing function, we can't go without it])])
 
 
+
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile libsmmapdfw/Makefile smmapd/Makefile modules/test/Makefile modules/verify/Makefile modules/cyrus/Makefile])
 
 AC_OUTPUT