diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5b9e2fe633..3bddee00f1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -14251,126 +14251,13 @@ EOF
   fi
  
 
-if test "$ac_cv_mingw32" = yes ; then
-    echo $ac_n "checking for _snprintf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14257: checking for _snprintf" >&5
-if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func__snprintf+set}\" = set"; then
-  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
-else
-  cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14262 "configure"
-#include "confdefs.h"
-/* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
-    which can conflict with char _snprintf(); below.  */
-#include <assert.h>
-/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
-/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
-    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-char _snprintf();
-char (*f)();
-
-int main() {
-
-/* The GNU C library defines this for functions which it implements
-    to always fail with ENOSYS.  Some functions are actually named
-    something starting with __ and the normal name is an alias.  */
-#if defined (__stub__snprintf) || defined (__stub____snprintf)
-choke me
-#else
-f = _snprintf;
-#endif
-
-; return 0; }
-EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14286: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
-  rm -rf conftest*
-  eval "ac_cv_func__snprintf=yes"
-else
-  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
-  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-  rm -rf conftest*
-  eval "ac_cv_func__snprintf=no"
-fi
-rm -f conftest*
-fi
-
-if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_func_'_snprintf`\" = yes"; then
-  echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
-  
-	ac_cv_func_snprintf=yes
-	cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
-#define snprintf _snprintf
-EOF
-
-    
-else
-  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
-fi
-
-
-    echo $ac_n "checking for _vsnprintf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14313: checking for _vsnprintf" >&5
-if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func__vsnprintf+set}\" = set"; then
-  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
-else
-  cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14318 "configure"
-#include "confdefs.h"
-/* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
-    which can conflict with char _vsnprintf(); below.  */
-#include <assert.h>
-/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
-/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
-    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-char _vsnprintf();
-char (*f)();
-
-int main() {
-
-/* The GNU C library defines this for functions which it implements
-    to always fail with ENOSYS.  Some functions are actually named
-    something starting with __ and the normal name is an alias.  */
-#if defined (__stub__vsnprintf) || defined (__stub____vsnprintf)
-choke me
-#else
-f = _vsnprintf;
-#endif
-
-; return 0; }
-EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14342: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
-  rm -rf conftest*
-  eval "ac_cv_func__vsnprintf=yes"
-else
-  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
-  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-  rm -rf conftest*
-  eval "ac_cv_func__vsnprintf=no"
-fi
-rm -f conftest*
-fi
-
-if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_func_'_vsnprintf`\" = yes"; then
-  echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
-  
-	ac_cv_func_vsnprintf=yes
-	cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
-#define vsnprintf _vsnprintf
-EOF
-
-    
-else
-  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
-fi
-
-
-    echo $ac_n "checking for _spawnlp""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14369: checking for _spawnlp" >&5
+echo $ac_n "checking for _spawnlp""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:14256: checking for _spawnlp" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func__spawnlp+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14374 "configure"
+#line 14261 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char _spawnlp(); below.  */
@@ -14394,7 +14281,7 @@ f = _spawnlp;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14398: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14285: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func__spawnlp=yes"
 else
@@ -14416,15 +14303,124 @@ else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 fi
 
+
+echo $ac_n "checking for _snprintf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:14309: checking for _snprintf" >&5
+if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func__snprintf+set}\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
+#line 14314 "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+/* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
+    which can conflict with char _snprintf(); below.  */
+#include <assert.h>
+/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
+/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
+    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+char _snprintf();
+char (*f)();
+
+int main() {
+
+/* The GNU C library defines this for functions which it implements
+    to always fail with ENOSYS.  Some functions are actually named
+    something starting with __ and the normal name is an alias.  */
+#if defined (__stub__snprintf) || defined (__stub____snprintf)
+choke me
+#else
+f = _snprintf;
+#endif
+
+; return 0; }
+EOF
+if { (eval echo configure:14338: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  eval "ac_cv_func__snprintf=yes"
+else
+  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
+  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  eval "ac_cv_func__snprintf=no"
+fi
+rm -f conftest*
 fi
 
+if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_func_'_snprintf`\" = yes"; then
+  echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
+  ac_cv_func_snprintf=yes
+	cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
+#define snprintf _snprintf
+EOF
+
+
+else
+  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
+fi
+
+
+echo $ac_n "checking for _vsnprintf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:14364: checking for _vsnprintf" >&5
+if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func__vsnprintf+set}\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
+#line 14369 "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+/* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
+    which can conflict with char _vsnprintf(); below.  */
+#include <assert.h>
+/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
+/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
+    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+char _vsnprintf();
+char (*f)();
+
+int main() {
+
+/* The GNU C library defines this for functions which it implements
+    to always fail with ENOSYS.  Some functions are actually named
+    something starting with __ and the normal name is an alias.  */
+#if defined (__stub__vsnprintf) || defined (__stub____vsnprintf)
+choke me
+#else
+f = _vsnprintf;
+#endif
+
+; return 0; }
+EOF
+if { (eval echo configure:14393: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  eval "ac_cv_func__vsnprintf=yes"
+else
+  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
+  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  eval "ac_cv_func__vsnprintf=no"
+fi
+rm -f conftest*
+fi
+
+if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_func_'_vsnprintf`\" = yes"; then
+  echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
+  ac_cv_func_vsnprintf=yes
+	cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
+#define vsnprintf _vsnprintf
+EOF
+
+
+else
+  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
+fi
+
+
 echo $ac_n "checking for vprintf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14423: checking for vprintf" >&5
+echo "configure:14419: checking for vprintf" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func_vprintf+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14428 "configure"
+#line 14424 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char vprintf(); below.  */
@@ -14448,7 +14444,7 @@ f = vprintf;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14452: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14448: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_vprintf=yes"
 else
@@ -14472,12 +14468,12 @@ fi
 
 if test "$ac_cv_func_vprintf" != yes; then
 echo $ac_n "checking for _doprnt""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14476: checking for _doprnt" >&5
+echo "configure:14472: checking for _doprnt" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func__doprnt+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14481 "configure"
+#line 14477 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char _doprnt(); below.  */
@@ -14501,7 +14497,7 @@ f = _doprnt;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14505: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14501: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func__doprnt=yes"
 else
@@ -14530,12 +14526,12 @@ if test $ac_cv_func_vprintf = yes ; then
 		for ac_func in vsnprintf vsprintf
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14534: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:14530: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func_$ac_func+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14539 "configure"
+#line 14535 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -14559,7 +14555,7 @@ f = $ac_func;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14563: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14559: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -14636,12 +14632,12 @@ for ac_func in \
 
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14640: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:14636: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func_$ac_func+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14645 "configure"
+#line 14641 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -14665,7 +14661,7 @@ f = $ac_func;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14669: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14665: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -14693,12 +14689,12 @@ done
 for ac_func in getopt tempnam
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14697: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:14693: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ac_cv_func_$ac_func+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14702 "configure"
+#line 14698 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -14722,7 +14718,7 @@ f = $ac_func;
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14726: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14722: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -14759,13 +14755,13 @@ fi
 
 # Check Configuration
 echo $ac_n "checking declaration of sys_errlist""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14763: checking declaration of sys_errlist" >&5
+echo "configure:14759: checking declaration of sys_errlist" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ol_cv_dcl_sys_errlist+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   
 	cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14769 "configure"
+#line 14765 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -14778,7 +14774,7 @@ int main() {
 char *c = (char *) *sys_errlist
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14782: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14778: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ol_cv_dcl_sys_errlist=yes
 	ol_cv_have_sys_errlist=yes
@@ -14801,20 +14797,20 @@ EOF
 
 
 	echo $ac_n "checking existence of sys_errlist""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:14805: checking existence of sys_errlist" >&5
+echo "configure:14801: checking existence of sys_errlist" >&5
 if eval "test \"\${ol_cv_have_sys_errlist+set}\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   
 		cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 14811 "configure"
+#line 14807 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <errno.h>
 int main() {
 char *c = (char *) *sys_errlist
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:14818: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:14814: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ol_cv_have_sys_errlist=yes
 else
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1658bd1576..02253ff9f1 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1968,23 +1968,17 @@ dnl AM_FUNC_STRTOD
 
 OL_FUNC_INET_ATON
 
-dnl Check for Mingw32 specific functions.
-if test "$ac_cv_mingw32" = yes ; then
-    AC_CHECK_FUNC(_snprintf, [
-	ac_cv_func_snprintf=yes
+dnl Check for NT specific routines
+AC_CHECK_FUNC(_spawnlp, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SPAWNLP,1,[if you have spawnlp()]))
+
+AC_CHECK_FUNC(_snprintf, [ac_cv_func_snprintf=yes
 	AC_DEFINE(snprintf, _snprintf, [define to snprintf routine])
-    ])
+])
 
-    AC_CHECK_FUNC(_vsnprintf, [
-	ac_cv_func_vsnprintf=yes
+AC_CHECK_FUNC(_vsnprintf, [ac_cv_func_vsnprintf=yes
 	AC_DEFINE(vsnprintf, _vsnprintf, [define to vsnprintf routine])
-    ])
+])
 
-    AC_CHECK_FUNC(_spawnlp, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SPAWNLP,1,[if you have spawnlp()]))
-fi
-
-dnl we should use vfork instead of fork in a number of places...
-dnl AC_FUNC_VFORK
 AC_FUNC_VPRINTF
 
 if test $ac_cv_func_vprintf = yes ; then
diff --git a/include/portable.h.in b/include/portable.h.in
index 9280da3824..252ddb1ddf 100644
--- a/include/portable.h.in
+++ b/include/portable.h.in
@@ -816,15 +816,15 @@ typedef char * caddr_t;
 /* define to you inet_aton(3) is available */
 #undef HAVE_INET_ATON
 
+/* if you have spawnlp() */
+#undef HAVE_SPAWNLP
+
 /* define to snprintf routine */
 #undef snprintf
 
 /* define to vsnprintf routine */
 #undef vsnprintf
 
-/* if you have spawnlp() */
-#undef HAVE_SPAWNLP
-
 /* define if sys_errlist is not declared in stdio.h or errno.h */
 #undef DECL_SYS_ERRLIST