diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index 8c64046a67..78e7364eef 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -3925,14 +3925,66 @@ else
 STRDUP='../../utils/strdup.o'
 fi
 
-echo $ac_n "checking for strcasecmp""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3930: checking for strcasecmp" >&5
-if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_strcasecmp'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+echo $ac_n "checking for strtol""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:3930: checking for strtol" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_strtol'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
 #line 3935 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
+/* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
+    which can conflict with char strtol(); 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 strtol();
+
+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_strtol) || defined (__stub___strtol)
+choke me
+#else
+strtol();
+#endif
+
+; return 0; }
+EOF
+if { (eval echo configure:3958: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  eval "ac_cv_func_strtol=yes"
+else
+  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
+  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+  rm -rf conftest*
+  eval "ac_cv_func_strtol=no"
+fi
+rm -f conftest*
+fi
+
+if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_func_'strtol`\" = yes"; then
+  echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
+  cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
+#define HAVE_STRTOL 1
+EOF
+
+else
+  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
+STRDUP='strtol.o'
+fi
+
+echo $ac_n "checking for strcasecmp""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:3982: checking for strcasecmp" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_strcasecmp'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
+#line 3987 "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char strcasecmp(); below.  */
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -3954,7 +4006,7 @@ strcasecmp();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3958: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4010: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_strcasecmp=yes"
 else
@@ -3987,12 +4039,12 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for cbrt""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3991: checking for cbrt" >&5
+echo "configure:4043: checking for cbrt" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_cbrt'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3996 "configure"
+#line 4048 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char cbrt(); below.  */
@@ -4015,7 +4067,7 @@ cbrt();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4019: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4071: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_cbrt=yes"
 else
@@ -4036,7 +4088,7 @@ EOF
 else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 echo $ac_n "checking for cbrt in -lm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4040: checking for cbrt in -lm" >&5
+echo "configure:4092: checking for cbrt in -lm" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo m'_'cbrt | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -4044,7 +4096,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lm  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4048 "configure"
+#line 4100 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -4055,7 +4107,7 @@ int main() {
 cbrt()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4059: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4111: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -4081,12 +4133,12 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for rint""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4085: checking for rint" >&5
+echo "configure:4137: checking for rint" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_rint'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4090 "configure"
+#line 4142 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char rint(); below.  */
@@ -4109,7 +4161,7 @@ rint();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4113: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4165: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_rint=yes"
 else
@@ -4130,7 +4182,7 @@ EOF
 else
   echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
 echo $ac_n "checking for rint in -lm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4134: checking for rint in -lm" >&5
+echo "configure:4186: checking for rint in -lm" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo m'_'rint | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -4138,7 +4190,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lm  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 4142 "configure"
+#line 4194 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -4149,7 +4201,7 @@ int main() {
 rint()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:4153: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
+if { (eval echo configure:4205: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -4176,7 +4228,7 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking setting USE_LOCALE""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4180: checking setting USE_LOCALE" >&5
+echo "configure:4232: checking setting USE_LOCALE" >&5
 if test "$USE_LOCALE" = "yes"
 then
 	echo "$ac_t""enabled" 1>&6
@@ -4188,14 +4240,14 @@ else
 	echo "$ac_t""disabled" 1>&6
 fi
 echo $ac_n "checking setting DEF_PGPORT""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4192: checking setting DEF_PGPORT" >&5
+echo "configure:4244: checking setting DEF_PGPORT" >&5
 cat >> confdefs.h <<EOF
 #define DEF_PGPORT "${DEF_PGPORT}"
 EOF
 
 echo "$ac_t""$DEF_PGPORT" 1>&6
 echo $ac_n "checking setting HBA""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:4199: checking setting HBA" >&5
+echo "configure:4251: checking setting HBA" >&5
 if test "$NOHBA" = "no"
 then
         echo "$ac_t""enabled" 1>&6
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 7d9f3f1a14..6828e3a160 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -480,6 +480,9 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNC(strerror,
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(strdup, 
               AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STRDUP), 
               STRDUP='../../utils/strdup.o')
+AC_CHECK_FUNC(strtol, 
+              AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STRTOL), 
+              STRDUP='strtol.o')
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(strcasecmp, 
               AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STRCASECMP), 
               STRCASECMP='strcasecmp.o')
diff --git a/src/include/config.h.in b/src/include/config.h.in
index cad0854013..9c0326485f 100644
--- a/src/include/config.h.in
+++ b/src/include/config.h.in
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ extern int  inet_aton(const char *cp, struct in_addr * addr);
 extern int  strcasecmp(char *s1, char *s2);
 #endif
 
+/* Set to 1 if you have strtol() */
+#undef HAVE_STRTOL
+
 /* Set to 1 if you have strdup() */
 #undef HAVE_STRDUP
 #ifndef HAVE_STRDUP