--- vlc/configure.ac.alsa	2004-07-25 12:50:16.126246976 -0400
+++ vlc/configure.ac	2004-07-25 12:50:56.387126392 -0400
@@ -2915,16 +2915,12 @@
   [  --enable-alsa           ALSA sound support for Linux (default disabled)],
   [if test "${enable_alsa}" = "yes"
    then
-     AC_CHECK_HEADER(alsa/asoundlib.h, AC_CHECK_LIB(asound, main, have_alsa="true", have_alsa="false"),have_alsa="false")
+     AC_CHECK_HEADER(alsa/asoundlib.h, have_alsa="true",have_alsa="false")
      if test "${have_alsa}" = "true"
      then
-       AC_TRY_COMPILE([#define ALSA_PCM_NEW_HW_PARAMS_API
-                       #define ALSA_PCM_NEW_SW_PARAMS_API
-                       #include <alsa/asoundlib.h>],
-          [void foo() { snd_pcm_hw_params_get_period_time(0,0,0); }],
-           AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ALSA_NEW_API, 1, Define if ALSA is at least rc4))
+       AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ALSA_NEW_API, 1, Define if ALSA is at least rc4)
        VLC_ADD_PLUGINS([alsa])
-       VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([alsa],[-lasound -lm -ldl])
+       VLC_ADD_LDFLAGS([alsa],[-lasound -lm -ldl -lpthread])
      else
        AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find ALSA development headers])
      fi