diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4579fbb3d..f6be008c8 100644
--- a/configure.ac	
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -112,10 +112,11 @@ AC_HEADER_STDC
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(stddef.h inttypes.h sys/prctl.h)
 
 # Checks for various "optional" libraries
-AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, pthread_create, have_pthread=1, have_pthread=0)
+# AC_CHECK_LIB(pthread, pthread_create, have_pthread=1, have_pthread=0)
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(pthread_create, [pthreadGC pthreadVC pthread], have_pthread=1, have_pthread=0)
 
 if test "$have_pthread" = 1; then
-	LIBWANDIO_LIBS="$LIBWANDIO_LIBS -lpthread"
+	LIBWANDIO_LIBS="$LIBWANDIO_LIBS $ac_cv_search_pthread_create"
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBPTHREAD, 1, [Set to 1 if pthreads are supported])
 fi
 
@@ -128,12 +129,13 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([bzip2],
 
 AS_IF([test "x$with_bzip2" != "xno"],
 	[
-	AC_CHECK_LIB(bz2, BZ2_bzDecompressInit, have_bzip=yes, have_bzip=no)
+	AC_SEARCH_LIBS(BZ2_bzDecompressInit, [bz2 bz2d bzip2 bzip2d], have_bzip=yes, have_bzip=no)
+	# AC_CHECK_LIB(bz2, BZ2_bzDecompressInit, have_bzip=yes, have_bzip=no)
 	], [have_bzip=no])
 
 AS_IF([test "x$have_bzip" = "xyes"], [
-	if test "$ac_cv_lib_bz2_BZ2_bzDecompressInit" != "none required"; then
-		LIBWANDIO_LIBS="$LIBWANDIO_LIBS -lbz2"
+	if test "$ac_cv_search_BZ2_bzDecompressInit" != "none required"; then
+		LIBWANDIO_LIBS="$LIBWANDIO_LIBS $ac_cv_search_BZ2_bzDecompressInit"
 	fi
 	with_bzip2=yes
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBBZ2, 1, "Compiled with bzip2 support")],
@@ -149,12 +151,13 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([zlib],
 
 AS_IF([test "x$with_zlib" != "xno"],
 	[
-	AC_CHECK_LIB(z, deflate, have_zlib=yes, have_zlib=no)
+	AC_SEARCH_LIBS(deflate, [z zlib zlibd zd], have_zlib=yes, have_zlib=no)
+	# AC_CHECK_LIB(z, deflate, have_zlib=yes, have_zlib=no)
 	], [have_zlib=no])
 
 AS_IF([test "x$have_zlib" = "xyes"], [
-	if test "$ac_cv_lib_z_deflate" != "none required"; then
-		LIBWANDIO_LIBS="$LIBWANDIO_LIBS -lz"
+	if test "$ac_cv_search_deflate" != "none required"; then
+		LIBWANDIO_LIBS="$LIBWANDIO_LIBS $ac_cv_search_deflate"
 	fi
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBZ, 1, "Compiled with zlib support")
 	with_zlib=yes],
@@ -193,12 +196,13 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([lzma],
 
 AS_IF([test "x$with_lzma" != "xno"],
 	[
-	AC_CHECK_HEADER(lzma.h, have_lzma=yes, have_lzma=no)
+	# AC_CHECK_HEADER(lzma.h, have_lzma=yes, have_lzma=no)
+    AC_SEARCH_LIBS(lzma_free, [lzma lzmad], have_lzma=yes, have_lzma=no)
 	], [have_lzma=no])
 
 AS_IF([test "x$have_lzma" = "xyes"], [
-	if test "$ac_cv_lib_lzma_code" != "none required"; then
-		LIBWANDIO_LIBS="$LIBWANDIO_LIBS -llzma"
+	if test "$ac_cv_search_lzma_free" != "none required"; then
+		LIBWANDIO_LIBS="$LIBWANDIO_LIBS $ac_cv_search_lzma_free"
 	fi
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBLZMA, 1, "Compiled with lzma support")
 	with_lzma=yes],
@@ -215,12 +219,13 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([zstd],
 
 AS_IF([test "x$with_zstd" != "xno"],
 	[
-	AC_CHECK_LIB(zstd, ZSTD_createDStream, have_zstd=yes, have_zstd=no)
+    AC_SEARCH_LIBS(ZSTD_createDStream, [zstd zstdd], have_zstd=yes, have_zstd=no)
+	# AC_CHECK_LIB(zstd, ZSTD_createDStream, have_zstd=yes, have_zstd=no)
 	], [have_zstd=no])
 
 AS_IF([test "x$have_zstd" = "xyes"], [
-	if test "$ac_cv_lib_zstd_code" != "none required"; then
-		LIBWANDIO_LIBS="$LIBWANDIO_LIBS -lzstd"
+	if test "$ac_cv_search_ZSTD_createDStream" != "none required"; then
+		LIBWANDIO_LIBS="$LIBWANDIO_LIBS $ac_cv_search_ZSTD_createDStream"
 	fi
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBZSTD, 1, "Compiled with zstd support")
 	with_zstd=yes],
@@ -259,25 +264,28 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([lz4],
 
 AS_IF([test "x$with_lz4" != "xno"],
         [
-        AC_CHECK_LIB(lz4, LZ4F_createDecompressionContext, have_lz4f=yes, have_lz4f=no)
+        AC_SEARCH_LIBS(LZ4F_createDecompressionContext, [lz4 lz4d], have_lz4f=yes, have_lz4f=no)
+        # AC_CHECK_LIB(lz4, LZ4F_createDecompressionContext, have_lz4f=yes, have_lz4f=no)
         ], [have_zstd=no])
 
 AS_IF([test "x$have_lz4f" = "xyes"], [
-        if test "$ac_cv_lib_lz4_code" != "none required"; then
-                LIBWANDIO_LIBS="$LIBWANDIO_LIBS -llz4"
+        if test "$ac_cv_search_LZ4F_createDecompressionContext" != "none required"; then
+                LIBWANDIO_LIBS="$LIBWANDIO_LIBS $ac_cv_search_LZ4F_createDecompressionContext"
         fi
         AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBLZ4F, 1, "Compiled with lz4 frame support")
-        AC_CHECK_LIB(lz4, LZ4F_getVersion, have_lz4_173=yes, have_lz4_173=no)
+        AC_SEARCH_LIBS(LZ4F_getVersion, [lz4 lz4d], have_lz4_173=yes, have_lz4_173=no)
+        # AC_CHECK_LIB(lz4, LZ4F_getVersion, have_lz4_173=yes, have_lz4_173=no)
         if test "x$have_lz4_173" = "xyes"; then
                 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBLZ4_MOVABLE, 1, "If defined then liblz4 does NOT have the ERROR_srcPtr_wrong bug")
         fi
         with_lz4=frameapi],
         [
             AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBLZ4F, 0, "Compiled with lz4 frame support")
-            AC_CHECK_LIB(lz4, LZ4_decompress_safe_continue, have_lz4s=yes, have_lz4s=no)
+            AC_SEARCH_LIBS(LZ4_decompress_safe_continue, [lz4 lz4d],  have_lz4s=yes, have_lz4s=no)
+            # AC_CHECK_LIB(lz4, LZ4_decompress_safe_continue, have_lz4s=yes, have_lz4s=no)
             AS_IF([test "x$have_lz4s" = "xyes"], [
-                if test "$ac_cv_lib_lz4_code" != "none required"; then
-                    LIBWANDIO_LIBS="$LIBWANDIO_LIBS -llz4"
+                if test "$ac_cv_search_LZ4_decompress_safe_continue" != "none required"; then
+                    LIBWANDIO_LIBS="$LIBWANDIO_LIBS $ac_cv_search_LZ4_decompress_safe_continue"
                 fi
                 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBLZ4S, 1, "Compiled with lz4 stream support")
                 with_lz4=streamapi
@@ -296,12 +304,14 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([http],
 AS_IF([test "x$with_http" != "xno"],
         [
         # we need curl_easy_pause which was added in 7.18.0
-        AC_CHECK_LIB(curl, curl_easy_pause, have_curl=yes, have_curl=no)
+        AC_SEARCH_LIBS(curl_easy_pause, [curl curl-d], have_curl=yes, have_curl=no, [-lssl -lcrypto $ac_cv_search_pthread_create -ldl])
+        # AC_CHECK_LIB(curl, curl_easy_pause, have_curl=yes, have_curl=no)
 	], [have_curl=no])
 
 AS_IF([test "x$have_curl" = "xyes"], [
-        if test "$ac_cv_lib_curl_curl_easy_pause" != "none required"; then
-                LIBWANDIO_LIBS="$LIBWANDIO_LIBS -lcurl"
+        if test "$ac_cv_search_curl_easy_pause" != "none required"; then
+                LIBWANDIO_LIBS="$LIBWANDIO_LIBS $ac_cv_search_curl_easy_pause -lssl -lcrypto $ac_cv_search_pthread_create -ldl"
+                LIBS="$LIBS -lssl -lcrypto $ac_cv_search_pthread_create -ldl"
         fi
         AC_DEFINE(HAVE_HTTP, 1, "Compiled with http support")
         with_http=yes],
