1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8af3dc9e..eebe0751 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -238,9 +238,11 @@ printf "Checking for Mac OS X (for shared library)... "
 if [ `uname` = "Darwin" ] ; then
     printf "Yes.\n"
     mac_os_x=1
+    linker_resolves_library_dependencies = 0
 else
     printf "No.\n"
     mac_os_x=0
+    linker_resolves_library_dependencies = 1
 fi
 
 if [ $errors -gt 0 ]; then
@@ -412,6 +414,11 @@ HAVE_STRCASESTR = ${have_strcasestr}
 # shared library.
 MAC_OS_X = ${mac_os_x}
 
+# Whether the linker will automatically resolve the dependency of one
+# library on another (if not, then linking a binary requires linking
+# directly against both)
+LINKER_RESOLVES_LIBRARY_DEPENDENCIES = ${linker_resolves_library_dependencies}
+
 # Flags needed to compile and link against Xapian
 XAPIAN_CXXFLAGS = ${xapian_cxxflags}
 XAPIAN_LDFLAGS = ${xapian_ldflags}