define([VAR_TO_UPDATE], [LIBS])
        ], [
                define([VAR_TO_UPDATE], [$3])
        ])  


	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for how to statically link to $1])

	trylink_ADD_LDFLAGS=''
	for arg in $VAR_TO_UPDATE; do
		case "${arg}" in
			-L*)
				trylink_ADD_LDFLAGS="${arg}"
				;;
		esac
	done

	SAVELIBS="$LIBS"
	staticlib=""
	found="0"
	dnl HP/UX uses -Wl,-a,archive ... -Wl,-a,shared_archive
	dnl Linux and Solaris us -Wl,-Bstatic ... -Wl,-Bdynamic
	AC_LANG_PUSH([C])
	for trylink in "-Wl,-a,archive $2 -Wl,-a,shared_archive" "-Wl,-Bstatic $2 -Wl,-Bdynamic" "$2"; do
		if echo " ${LDFLAGS} " | grep ' -static ' >/dev/null; then
			if test "${trylink}" != "$2"; then
				continue
			fi
		fi

		LIBS="${SAVELIBS} ${trylink_ADD_LDFLAGS} ${trylink}"

		AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([], [])], [
			staticlib="${trylink}"
			found="1"

			break
		])