--- configure.ac.orig	Tue Oct 31 17:42:00 2006
+++ configure.ac	Tue Oct 31 17:54:47 2006
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@
 	echo "*** environment variable to the full path to openal-config."
 else
 
+	if test x"$use_static_openal" = x"yes"; then
+		LIBS="$LIBS /usr/local/lib/libalut.a"
+	else
+		LIBS="$LIBS `$FREEALUT_CONFIG --libs`"
+	fi
+
 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS `$FREEALUT_CONFIG --cflags`"
 	CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS `$FREEALUT_CONFIG --cflags`"