diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 558df4867..e3b04b270 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -867,6 +867,10 @@ ECHO
 RANLIB
 STRIP
 LIBTOOL
+acx_pthread_config
+PTHREAD_CC
+PTHREAD_LIBS
+PTHREAD_CFLAGS
 PYTHON_VERSION
 PYTHON
 PYTHON_CPPFLAGS
@@ -881,10 +885,6 @@ WITH_PYTHONMODULE
 WITH_PYUNBOUND
 HAVE_SSL
 RUNTIME_PATH
-acx_pthread_config
-PTHREAD_CC
-PTHREAD_LIBS
-PTHREAD_CFLAGS
 staticexe
 CHECKLOCK_SRC
 LIBOBJS
@@ -910,11 +910,11 @@ enable_libtool_lock
 with_pic
 with_tags
 enable_rpath
+with_pthreads
+with_solaris_threads
 with_pyunbound
 with_pythonmodule
 with_ssl
-with_pthreads
-with_solaris_threads
 with_libevent
 enable_staticexe
 enable_lock_checks
@@ -1594,6 +1594,9 @@ Optional Packages:
   --with-pic              try to use only PIC/non-PIC objects [default=use
                           both]
   --with-tags[=TAGS]      include additional configurations [automatic]
+  --with-pthreads         use pthreads library, or --without-pthreads to
+                          disable threading support.
+  --with-solaris-threads  use solaris native thread library.
   --with-pyunbound        build PyUnbound, or --without-pyunbound to skip it.
                           (default=no)
   --with-pythonmodule     build Python module, or --without-pythonmodule to
@@ -1601,9 +1604,6 @@ Optional Packages:
   --with-ssl=pathname     enable SSL (will check /usr/local/ssl /usr/lib/ssl
                           /usr/ssl /usr/pkg /usr/local /opt/local /usr/sfw
                           /usr)
-  --with-pthreads         use pthreads library, or --without-pthreads to
-                          disable threading support.
-  --with-solaris-threads  use solaris native thread library.
   --with-libevent=pathname
                           use libevent (will check /usr/local /opt/local
                           /usr/lib /usr/pkg /usr/sfw /usr or you can specify
@@ -22848,6 +22848,949 @@ $as_echo "Fixing libtool for -rpath problems." >&6; }
 fi
 
 
+# check for thread library.
+
+# Check whether --with-pthreads was given.
+if test "${with_pthreads+set}" = set; then
+  withval=$with_pthreads;
+else
+   withval="yes"
+fi
+
+ub_have_pthreads=no
+if test x_$withval != x_no; then
+
+
+
+ac_ext=c
+ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
+
+acx_pthread_ok=no
+
+# We used to check for pthread.h first, but this fails if pthread.h
+# requires special compiler flags (e.g. on True64 or Sequent).
+# It gets checked for in the link test anyway.
+
+# First of all, check if the user has set any of the PTHREAD_LIBS,
+# etcetera environment variables, and if threads linking works using
+# them:
+if test x"$PTHREAD_LIBS$PTHREAD_CFLAGS" != x; then
+        save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
+        save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+        LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
+        { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for pthread_join in LIBS=$PTHREAD_LIBS with CFLAGS=$PTHREAD_CFLAGS" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for pthread_join in LIBS=$PTHREAD_LIBS with CFLAGS=$PTHREAD_CFLAGS... " >&6; }
+        cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char pthread_join ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return pthread_join ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
+$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext && {
+	 test "$cross_compiling" = yes ||
+	 $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext
+       }; then
+  acx_pthread_ok=yes
+else
+  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+
+fi
+
+rm -rf conftest.dSYM
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
+      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+        { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $acx_pthread_ok" >&5
+$as_echo "$acx_pthread_ok" >&6; }
+        if test x"$acx_pthread_ok" = xno; then
+                PTHREAD_LIBS=""
+                PTHREAD_CFLAGS=""
+        fi
+        LIBS="$save_LIBS"
+        CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
+fi
+
+# We must check for the threads library under a number of different
+# names; the ordering is very important because some systems
+# (e.g. DEC) have both -lpthread and -lpthreads, where one of the
+# libraries is broken (non-POSIX).
+
+# Create a list of thread flags to try.  Items starting with a "-" are
+# C compiler flags, and other items are library names, except for "none"
+# which indicates that we try without any flags at all, and "pthread-config"
+# which is a program returning the flags for the Pth emulation library.
+
+acx_pthread_flags="pthreads none -Kthread -kthread lthread -pthread -pthreads -mthreads pthread --thread-safe -mt pthread-config"
+
+# The ordering *is* (sometimes) important.  Some notes on the
+# individual items follow:
+
+# pthreads: AIX (must check this before -lpthread)
+# none: in case threads are in libc; should be tried before -Kthread and
+#       other compiler flags to prevent continual compiler warnings
+# -Kthread: Sequent (threads in libc, but -Kthread needed for pthread.h)
+# -kthread: FreeBSD kernel threads (preferred to -pthread since SMP-able)
+# lthread: LinuxThreads port on FreeBSD (also preferred to -pthread)
+# -pthread: Linux/gcc (kernel threads), BSD/gcc (userland threads)
+# -pthreads: Solaris/gcc
+# -mthreads: Mingw32/gcc, Lynx/gcc
+# -mt: Sun Workshop C (may only link SunOS threads [-lthread], but it
+#      doesn't hurt to check since this sometimes defines pthreads too;
+#      also defines -D_REENTRANT)
+#      ... -mt is also the pthreads flag for HP/aCC
+# pthread: Linux, etcetera
+# --thread-safe: KAI C++
+# pthread-config: use pthread-config program (for GNU Pth library)
+
+case "${host_cpu}-${host_os}" in
+        *solaris*)
+
+        # On Solaris (at least, for some versions), libc contains stubbed
+        # (non-functional) versions of the pthreads routines, so link-based
+        # tests will erroneously succeed.  (We need to link with -pthreads/-mt/
+        # -lpthread.)  (The stubs are missing pthread_cleanup_push, or rather
+        # a function called by this macro, so we could check for that, but
+        # who knows whether they'll stub that too in a future libc.)  So,
+        # we'll just look for -pthreads and -lpthread first:
+
+        acx_pthread_flags="-pthreads pthread -mt -pthread $acx_pthread_flags"
+        ;;
+esac
+
+if test x"$acx_pthread_ok" = xno; then
+for flag in $acx_pthread_flags; do
+
+        case $flag in
+                none)
+                { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether pthreads work without any flags" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether pthreads work without any flags... " >&6; }
+                ;;
+
+                -*)
+                { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether pthreads work with $flag" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether pthreads work with $flag... " >&6; }
+                PTHREAD_CFLAGS="$flag"
+                ;;
+
+		pthread-config)
+		# Extract the first word of "pthread-config", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy pthread-config; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_prog_acx_pthread_config+set}" = set; then
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test -n "$acx_pthread_config"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_acx_pthread_config="$acx_pthread_config" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+  for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if { test -f "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" && $as_test_x "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; }; then
+    ac_cv_prog_acx_pthread_config="yes"
+    $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+  test -z "$ac_cv_prog_acx_pthread_config" && ac_cv_prog_acx_pthread_config="no"
+fi
+fi
+acx_pthread_config=$ac_cv_prog_acx_pthread_config
+if test -n "$acx_pthread_config"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $acx_pthread_config" >&5
+$as_echo "$acx_pthread_config" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+		if test x"$acx_pthread_config" = xno; then continue; fi
+		PTHREAD_CFLAGS="`pthread-config --cflags`"
+		PTHREAD_LIBS="`pthread-config --ldflags` `pthread-config --libs`"
+		;;
+
+                *)
+                { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for the pthreads library -l$flag" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for the pthreads library -l$flag... " >&6; }
+                PTHREAD_LIBS="-l$flag"
+                ;;
+        esac
+
+        save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+        save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+        LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
+        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
+
+        # Check for various functions.  We must include pthread.h,
+        # since some functions may be macros.  (On the Sequent, we
+        # need a special flag -Kthread to make this header compile.)
+        # We check for pthread_join because it is in -lpthread on IRIX
+        # while pthread_create is in libc.  We check for pthread_attr_init
+        # due to DEC craziness with -lpthreads.  We check for
+        # pthread_cleanup_push because it is one of the few pthread
+        # functions on Solaris that doesn't have a non-functional libc stub.
+        # We try pthread_create on general principles.
+        cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <pthread.h>
+int
+main ()
+{
+pthread_t th; pthread_join(th, 0);
+                     pthread_attr_init(0); pthread_cleanup_push(0, 0);
+                     pthread_create(0,0,0,0); pthread_cleanup_pop(0);
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
+$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext && {
+	 test "$cross_compiling" = yes ||
+	 $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext
+       }; then
+  acx_pthread_ok=yes
+else
+  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+
+fi
+
+rm -rf conftest.dSYM
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
+      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+
+        LIBS="$save_LIBS"
+        CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
+
+        { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $acx_pthread_ok" >&5
+$as_echo "$acx_pthread_ok" >&6; }
+        if test "x$acx_pthread_ok" = xyes; then
+                break;
+        fi
+
+        PTHREAD_LIBS=""
+        PTHREAD_CFLAGS=""
+done
+fi
+
+# Various other checks:
+if test "x$acx_pthread_ok" = xyes; then
+        save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+        LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
+        save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
+
+        # Detect AIX lossage: JOINABLE attribute is called UNDETACHED.
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for joinable pthread attribute" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for joinable pthread attribute... " >&6; }
+	attr_name=unknown
+	for attr in PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE PTHREAD_CREATE_UNDETACHED; do
+	    cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <pthread.h>
+int
+main ()
+{
+int attr=$attr; return attr;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
+$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext && {
+	 test "$cross_compiling" = yes ||
+	 $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext
+       }; then
+  attr_name=$attr; break
+else
+  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+
+fi
+
+rm -rf conftest.dSYM
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
+      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+	done
+        { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $attr_name" >&5
+$as_echo "$attr_name" >&6; }
+        if test "$attr_name" != PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE; then
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE $attr_name
+_ACEOF
+
+        fi
+
+        { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking if more special flags are required for pthreads" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking if more special flags are required for pthreads... " >&6; }
+        flag=no
+        case "${host_cpu}-${host_os}" in
+            *-aix* | *-freebsd* | *-darwin*) flag="-D_THREAD_SAFE";;
+            *solaris* | *-osf* | *-hpux*) flag="-D_REENTRANT";;
+        esac
+        { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: ${flag}" >&5
+$as_echo "${flag}" >&6; }
+        if test "x$flag" != xno; then
+            PTHREAD_CFLAGS="$flag $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
+        fi
+
+        LIBS="$save_LIBS"
+        CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
+
+        # More AIX lossage: must compile with xlc_r or cc_r
+	if test x"$GCC" != xyes; then
+          for ac_prog in xlc_r cc_r
+do
+  # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy $ac_prog; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_prog_PTHREAD_CC+set}" = set; then
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test -n "$PTHREAD_CC"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_PTHREAD_CC="$PTHREAD_CC" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+  for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if { test -f "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" && $as_test_x "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; }; then
+    ac_cv_prog_PTHREAD_CC="$ac_prog"
+    $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+fi
+fi
+PTHREAD_CC=$ac_cv_prog_PTHREAD_CC
+if test -n "$PTHREAD_CC"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $PTHREAD_CC" >&5
+$as_echo "$PTHREAD_CC" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+  test -n "$PTHREAD_CC" && break
+done
+test -n "$PTHREAD_CC" || PTHREAD_CC="${CC}"
+
+        else
+          PTHREAD_CC=$CC
+	fi
+else
+        PTHREAD_CC="$CC"
+fi
+
+
+
+
+
+# Finally, execute ACTION-IF-FOUND/ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND:
+if test x"$acx_pthread_ok" = xyes; then
+
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_PTHREAD 1
+_ACEOF
+
+		LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
+		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
+		CC="$PTHREAD_CC"
+		ub_have_pthreads=yes
+		{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for pthread_spinlock_t" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for pthread_spinlock_t... " >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_type_pthread_spinlock_t+set}" = set; then
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_cv_type_pthread_spinlock_t=no
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+if (sizeof (pthread_spinlock_t))
+       return 0;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
+$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+if (sizeof ((pthread_spinlock_t)))
+	  return 0;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
+$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
+  :
+else
+  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	ac_cv_type_pthread_spinlock_t=yes
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+else
+  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_type_pthread_spinlock_t" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_type_pthread_spinlock_t" >&6; }
+if test $ac_cv_type_pthread_spinlock_t = yes; then
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_PTHREAD_SPINLOCK_T 1
+_ACEOF
+
+
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for pthread_rwlock_t" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for pthread_rwlock_t... " >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_type_pthread_rwlock_t+set}" = set; then
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_cv_type_pthread_rwlock_t=no
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+if (sizeof (pthread_rwlock_t))
+       return 0;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
+$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+if (sizeof ((pthread_rwlock_t)))
+	  return 0;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
+$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
+  :
+else
+  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	ac_cv_type_pthread_rwlock_t=yes
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+else
+  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_type_pthread_rwlock_t" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_type_pthread_rwlock_t" >&6; }
+if test $ac_cv_type_pthread_rwlock_t = yes; then
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_PTHREAD_RWLOCK_T 1
+_ACEOF
+
+
+fi
+
+
+        :
+else
+        acx_pthread_ok=no
+
+fi
+ac_ext=c
+ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
+
+
+fi
+
+# check solaris thread library
+
+# Check whether --with-solaris-threads was given.
+if test "${with_solaris_threads+set}" = set; then
+  withval=$with_solaris_threads;
+else
+   withval="no"
+fi
+
+ub_have_sol_threads=no
+if test x_$withval != x_no; then
+	if test x_$ub_have_pthreads != x_no; then
+	    { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: Have pthreads already, ignoring --with-solaris-threads" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: Have pthreads already, ignoring --with-solaris-threads" >&2;}
+	else
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for library containing thr_create" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for library containing thr_create... " >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_search_thr_create+set}" = set; then
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_func_search_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char thr_create ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return thr_create ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+for ac_lib in '' thread; do
+  if test -z "$ac_lib"; then
+    ac_res="none required"
+  else
+    ac_res=-l$ac_lib
+    LIBS="-l$ac_lib  $ac_func_search_save_LIBS"
+  fi
+  rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
+$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext && {
+	 test "$cross_compiling" = yes ||
+	 $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext
+       }; then
+  ac_cv_search_thr_create=$ac_res
+else
+  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+
+fi
+
+rm -rf conftest.dSYM
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
+      conftest$ac_exeext
+  if test "${ac_cv_search_thr_create+set}" = set; then
+  break
+fi
+done
+if test "${ac_cv_search_thr_create+set}" = set; then
+  :
+else
+  ac_cv_search_thr_create=no
+fi
+rm conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_func_search_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_search_thr_create" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_search_thr_create" >&6; }
+ac_res=$ac_cv_search_thr_create
+if test "$ac_res" != no; then
+  test "$ac_res" = "none required" || LIBS="$ac_res $LIBS"
+
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_SOLARIS_THREADS 1
+_ACEOF
+
+
+
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether $CC supports -mt" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether $CC supports -mt... " >&6; }
+cache=`echo mt | sed 'y%.=/+-%___p_%'`
+if { as_var=cv_prog_cc_flag_$cache; eval "test \"\${$as_var+set}\" = set"; }; then
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+
+echo 'void f(){}' >conftest.c
+if test -z "`$CC -mt -c conftest.c 2>&1`"; then
+eval "cv_prog_cc_flag_$cache=yes"
+else
+eval "cv_prog_cc_flag_$cache=no"
+fi
+rm -f conftest conftest.o conftest.c
+
+fi
+
+if eval "test \"`echo '$cv_prog_cc_flag_'$cache`\" = yes"; then
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+:
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mt"
+else
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+:
+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_REENTRANT"
+fi
+
+		ub_have_sol_threads=yes
+
+else
+
+		{ { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: no solaris threads found." >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: error: no solaris threads found." >&2;}
+   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+
+fi
+
+	fi
+fi
+
+# check windows threads
+if test x_$ub_have_pthreads = x_no -a x_$ub_have_sol_threads = x_no; then
+
+for ac_header in windows.h
+do
+as_ac_Header=`$as_echo "ac_cv_header_$ac_header" | $as_tr_sh`
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_header" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_header... " >&6; }
+if { as_var=$as_ac_Header; eval "test \"\${$as_var+set}\" = set"; }; then
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+$ac_includes_default
+
+#include <$ac_header>
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
+$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
+  eval "$as_ac_Header=yes"
+else
+  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	eval "$as_ac_Header=no"
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+ac_res=`eval 'as_val=${'$as_ac_Header'}
+		 $as_echo "$as_val"'`
+	       { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_res" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_res" >&6; }
+if test `eval 'as_val=${'$as_ac_Header'}
+		 $as_echo "$as_val"'` = yes; then
+  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define `$as_echo "HAVE_$ac_header" | $as_tr_cpp` 1
+_ACEOF
+
+fi
+
+done
+
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for CreateThread" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for CreateThread... " >&6; }
+	cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_WINDOWS_H
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+	HANDLE t = CreateThread(NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL);
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
+$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_WINDOWS_THREADS 1
+_ACEOF
+
+
+else
+  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+
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-
-# Check whether --with-pthreads was given.
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-# First of all, check if the user has set any of the PTHREAD_LIBS,
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-        save_LIBS="$LIBS"
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-$as_echo_n "checking for pthread_join in LIBS=$PTHREAD_LIBS with CFLAGS=$PTHREAD_CFLAGS... " >&6; }
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-/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
-   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
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-extern "C"
-#endif
-char pthread_join ();
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-return pthread_join ();
-  ;
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-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
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-eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
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-	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
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-rm -rf conftest.dSYM
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-$as_echo "$acx_pthread_ok" >&6; }
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-# pthreads: AIX (must check this before -lpthread)
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-        # On Solaris (at least, for some versions), libc contains stubbed
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-  { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
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-		;;
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-                *)
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-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-$ac_includes_default
-
-#include <$ac_header>
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
-$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } && {
-	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
-	 test ! -s conftest.err
-       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
-  eval "$as_ac_Header=yes"
-else
-  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-	eval "$as_ac_Header=no"
-fi
-
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
-fi
-ac_res=`eval 'as_val=${'$as_ac_Header'}
-		 $as_echo "$as_val"'`
-	       { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_res" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_res" >&6; }
-if test `eval 'as_val=${'$as_ac_Header'}
-		 $as_echo "$as_val"'` = yes; then
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define `$as_echo "HAVE_$ac_header" | $as_tr_cpp` 1
-_ACEOF
-
-fi
-
-done
-
-	{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for CreateThread" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for CreateThread... " >&6; }
-	cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-#ifdef HAVE_WINDOWS_H
-#include <windows.h>
-#endif
-
-int
-main ()
-{
-
-	HANDLE t = CreateThread(NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL);
-
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
-$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } && {
-	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
-	 test ! -s conftest.err
-       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_WINDOWS_THREADS 1
-_ACEOF
-
-
-else
-  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-	{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-
-fi
-
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
-fi
-
 # check to see if libraries are needed for these functions.
 { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for library containing inet_pton" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for library containing inet_pton... " >&6; }
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e1ca0bdf3..3e10c22bf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -207,6 +207,64 @@ ACX_TYPE_IN_PORT_T
 # add option to disable the evil rpath
 ACX_ARG_RPATH
 
+# check for thread library.
+# check this first, so that the pthread lib does not get linked in via
+# libssl or libpython, and thus distorts the tests, and we end up using
+# the non-threadsafe C libraries.
+AC_ARG_WITH(pthreads, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-pthreads], 
+ [use pthreads library, or --without-pthreads to disable threading support.]), 
+ [ ],[ withval="yes" ])
+ub_have_pthreads=no
+if test x_$withval != x_no; then
+	ACX_PTHREAD([
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PTHREAD,1,[Define if you have POSIX threads libraries and header files.])
+		LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
+		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
+		CC="$PTHREAD_CC"
+		ub_have_pthreads=yes
+		AC_CHECK_TYPES([pthread_spinlock_t, pthread_rwlock_t],,,[#include <pthread.h>])
+		])
+fi
+
+# check solaris thread library 
+AC_ARG_WITH(solaris-threads, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-solaris-threads], 
+	[use solaris native thread library.]), [ ],[ withval="no" ])
+ub_have_sol_threads=no
+if test x_$withval != x_no; then
+	if test x_$ub_have_pthreads != x_no; then
+	    AC_WARN([Have pthreads already, ignoring --with-solaris-threads])
+	else
+	AC_SEARCH_LIBS(thr_create, [thread],
+	[
+    		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SOLARIS_THREADS, 1, [Using Solaris threads])
+
+		ACX_CHECK_COMPILER_FLAG(mt, [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mt"],
+			[CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_REENTRANT"])
+		ub_have_sol_threads=yes
+	] , [ 
+		AC_ERROR([no solaris threads found.]) 
+	])
+	fi
+fi
+
+# check windows threads
+if test x_$ub_have_pthreads = x_no -a x_$ub_have_sol_threads = x_no; then
+	AC_CHECK_HEADERS([windows.h],,, [AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT])
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for CreateThread])
+	AC_TRY_COMPILE([
+#ifdef HAVE_WINDOWS_H
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+], [
+	HANDLE t = CreateThread(NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL);
+],
+	AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_WINDOWS_THREADS, 1, [Using Windows threads])
+,	
+	AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+)
+fi
+
 # Check for PyUnbound
 AC_ARG_WITH(pyunbound,
    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-pyunbound],
@@ -287,61 +345,6 @@ ACX_WITH_SSL
 ACX_LIB_SSL
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([EVP_sha1 EVP_sha256 EVP_sha512])
 
-# check for thread library.
-AC_ARG_WITH(pthreads, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-pthreads], 
- [use pthreads library, or --without-pthreads to disable threading support.]), 
- [ ],[ withval="yes" ])
-ub_have_pthreads=no
-if test x_$withval != x_no; then
-	ACX_PTHREAD([
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PTHREAD,1,[Define if you have POSIX threads libraries and header files.])
-		LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
-		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
-		CC="$PTHREAD_CC"
-		ub_have_pthreads=yes
-		AC_CHECK_TYPES([pthread_spinlock_t, pthread_rwlock_t],,,[#include <pthread.h>])
-		])
-fi
-
-# check solaris thread library 
-AC_ARG_WITH(solaris-threads, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-solaris-threads], 
-	[use solaris native thread library.]), [ ],[ withval="no" ])
-ub_have_sol_threads=no
-if test x_$withval != x_no; then
-	if test x_$ub_have_pthreads != x_no; then
-	    AC_WARN([Have pthreads already, ignoring --with-solaris-threads])
-	else
-	AC_SEARCH_LIBS(thr_create, [thread],
-	[
-    		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SOLARIS_THREADS, 1, [Using Solaris threads])
-
-		ACX_CHECK_COMPILER_FLAG(mt, [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mt"],
-			[CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_REENTRANT"])
-		ub_have_sol_threads=yes
-	] , [ 
-		AC_ERROR([no solaris threads found.]) 
-	])
-	fi
-fi
-
-# check windows threads
-if test x_$ub_have_pthreads = x_no -a x_$ub_have_sol_threads = x_no; then
-	AC_CHECK_HEADERS([windows.h],,, [AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT])
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for CreateThread])
-	AC_TRY_COMPILE([
-#ifdef HAVE_WINDOWS_H
-#include <windows.h>
-#endif
-], [
-	HANDLE t = CreateThread(NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, NULL);
-],
-	AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_WINDOWS_THREADS, 1, [Using Windows threads])
-,	
-	AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-)
-fi
-
 # check to see if libraries are needed for these functions.
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([inet_pton], [nsl])
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([socket], [socket])
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index f5f22549f..e2fb79e56 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	- Fixup validation of RRSIG queries, they are let through.
 	- read /dev/random before chroot
 	- checkconf fix no python checks when no python module enabled.
+	- fix configure, pthread first, so other libs do not change outcome.
 
 27 March 2009: Wouter
 	- nicer -h output. report linked libraries and modules.