--- bzflag-2.0.4.20050930/configure.ac~	2005-10-06 20:12:30.000000000 +0000
+++ bzflag-2.0.4.20050930/configure.ac	2005-10-06 20:17:07.000000000 +0000
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@
 AC_CHECK_LIB(m, sqrtf)
 
 # for BeOS - old network stack don't have those libs ( move it in the case switch ?)
-AC_CHECK_LIB([socket], [socket])
-AC_CHECK_LIB([socket], [gethostent], [], AC_CHECK_LIB([bind], [gethostent]))
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([socket], [socket])
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([socket], [gethostent], [], AC_SEARCH_LIBS([bind], [gethostent]))
 
 # check for various IEEE and c99 standard math functions in libm
 AC_CHECK_LIB([m], [acosf], [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_ACOSF],[1],[libm includes acosf])])