diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 7d88108..09d754a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ MPATH=-DMUD_LIB='"$(MUD_LIB)"' -DBINDIR='"$(BINDIR)"' -DERQ_DIR='"$(ERQ_DIR)"'
 #
 # would be nicer to have this idn include in autoconf but it shouldn't hurt
 # here either.. it makes this compile on OpenSolaris..  --lynX via tg 2010
-CFLAGS=-DPROGNAME='"@PROGNAME@"' @EXTRA_CFLAGS@ $(OPTIMIZE) $(DEBUG) $(WARN) $(MPATH) $(PROFIL) -I/usr/include/idn
+CFLAGS=-DPROGNAME='"@PROGNAME@"' @EXTRA_CFLAGS@ $(OPTIMIZE) $(DEBUG) $(WARN) $(MPATH) $(PROFIL) -I/usr/include/idn -I/usr/local/include
 #
 LIBS=@LIBS@ @PKGLIBS@
 #
-LDFLAGS=$(PROFIL) @LDFLAGS@
+LDFLAGS=$(PROFIL) -L/usr/local/lib @LDFLAGS@
 #
 #Note that, if you use smalloc with SBRK_OK(which is the default), and
 #don't link statically, it could happen that the system malloc is linked
diff --git a/src/autoconf/configure.in b/src/autoconf/configure.in
index b61bd96..b593eaa 100644
--- a/src/autoconf/configure.in
+++ b/src/autoconf/configure.in
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ dnl define default values for package arguments
 dnl and declare the package arguments
 dnl
 
-AC_MY_ARG_ENABLE(erq,erq,[no/erq/xerq],[Enables and or selects ERQ demon])
+AC_MY_ARG_ENABLE(erq,erq,[no/erq],[Enables and or selects ERQ demon])
 AC_MY_ARG_ENABLE(access-control,yes,,)
 AC_MY_ARG_ENABLE(access-log,no,,)
 AC_MY_ARG_ENABLE(align-functions,yes,,)
@@ -269,11 +269,11 @@ dnl (here the variable names are used; with a "_" instead of a dash "-" !)
 dnl
 
 AC_UPDATE_VAR(enable_erq)
-if test "x$enable_erq" = "xerq" || test "x$enable_erq" = "xyes"; then
+if test "_$enable_erq" = "_erq" || test "x$enable_erq" = "xyes"; then
   cdef_erq_demon="#define"
   erq_sub=erq
   AC_DEFINE(ERQ_INCLUDE,"util/erq/erq.h",[define the erq include file.])
-elif test "x$enable_erq" = "xxerq"; then
+elif test "_$enable_erq" = "_xerq"; then
   cdef_erq_demon="#define"
   erq_sub=xerq
   AC_DEFINE(ERQ_INCLUDE,"util/xerq/erq.h")
@@ -3000,8 +3000,8 @@ dnl
 dnl Ok. now lets make the Makefiles; also these in subdirs! [Mubo]
 dnl make config.h, too. [Mubo]
 dnl
-AC_OUTPUT(Makefile config.h util/Makefile util/indent/Makefile
-util/xerq/Makefile util/erq/Makefile)
+AC_OUTPUT(Makefile config.h util/Makefile util/erq/Makefile)
+dnl util/xerq/Makefile util/indent/Makefile
 
 dnl
 dnl At last, warn if any feature could not be enabled