diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 10fee9956b..1bf0f4117d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5390,210 +5390,6 @@ if test "$ac_cv_search_socket" != no; then
 
 fi
 
-
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for main in -lipc" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for main in -lipc... $ECHO_C" >&6
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_ipc_main+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lipc  $LIBS"
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-
-int
-main ()
-{
-main ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_link) 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  ac_cv_lib_ipc_main=yes
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-ac_cv_lib_ipc_main=no
-fi
-rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-fi
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_ipc_main" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_ipc_main" >&6
-if test $ac_cv_lib_ipc_main = yes; then
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_LIBIPC 1
-_ACEOF
-
-  LIBS="-lipc $LIBS"
-
-fi
-
-
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for main in -lIPC" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for main in -lIPC... $ECHO_C" >&6
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_IPC_main+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lIPC  $LIBS"
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-
-int
-main ()
-{
-main ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_link) 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  ac_cv_lib_IPC_main=yes
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-ac_cv_lib_IPC_main=no
-fi
-rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-fi
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_IPC_main" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_IPC_main" >&6
-if test $ac_cv_lib_IPC_main = yes; then
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_LIBIPC 1
-_ACEOF
-
-  LIBS="-lIPC $LIBS"
-
-fi
-
-
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for main in -llc" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for main in -llc... $ECHO_C" >&6
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_lc_main+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-llc  $LIBS"
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-
-int
-main ()
-{
-main ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_link) 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  ac_cv_lib_lc_main=yes
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-ac_cv_lib_lc_main=no
-fi
-rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-fi
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_lc_main" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_lc_main" >&6
-if test $ac_cv_lib_lc_main = yes; then
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_LIBLC 1
-_ACEOF
-
-  LIBS="-llc $LIBS"
-
-fi
-
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for library containing shl_load" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for library containing shl_load... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${ac_cv_search_shl_load+set}" = set; then
@@ -5789,74 +5585,6 @@ _ACEOF
 fi
 
 
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for main in -lcompat" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for main in -lcompat... $ECHO_C" >&6
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_compat_main+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lcompat  $LIBS"
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-
-int
-main ()
-{
-main ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_link) 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  ac_cv_lib_compat_main=yes
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-ac_cv_lib_compat_main=no
-fi
-rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-fi
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_compat_main" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_compat_main" >&6
-if test $ac_cv_lib_compat_main = yes; then
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_LIBCOMPAT 1
-_ACEOF
-
-  LIBS="-lcompat $LIBS"
-
-fi
-
-
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for main in -lBSD" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for main in -lBSD... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${ac_cv_lib_BSD_main+set}" = set; then
@@ -5993,74 +5721,6 @@ _ACEOF
 fi
 
 
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for main in -lPW" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for main in -lPW... $ECHO_C" >&6
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_PW_main+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lPW  $LIBS"
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-
-int
-main ()
-{
-main ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_link) 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"
-			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  ac_cv_lib_PW_main=yes
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-ac_cv_lib_PW_main=no
-fi
-rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-fi
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_PW_main" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_PW_main" >&6
-if test $ac_cv_lib_PW_main = yes; then
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_LIBPW 1
-_ACEOF
-
-  LIBS="-lPW $LIBS"
-
-fi
-
-
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for main in -lresolv" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for main in -lresolv... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${ac_cv_lib_resolv_main+set}" = set; then
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index fbdf27b398..9cabefc96b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-dnl $PostgreSQL: pgsql/configure.in,v 1.446 2006/02/04 01:00:01 momjian Exp $
+dnl $PostgreSQL: pgsql/configure.in,v 1.447 2006/02/07 11:22:41 petere Exp $
 dnl
 dnl Developers, please strive to achieve this order:
 dnl
@@ -599,15 +599,10 @@ AC_SEARCH_LIBS(pow, m)
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(dlopen, dl)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(nsl,      main)
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(socket, [socket wsock32])
-AC_CHECK_LIB(ipc,      main)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(IPC,      main)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(lc,       main)
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(shl_load, dld)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(ld,       main)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(compat,   main)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(BSD,      main)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(gen,      main)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(PW,       main)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(resolv,   main)
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(getopt_long, [getopt gnugetopt])
 # QNX: