diff -Naur tor-0.1.1.23/configure.in tor-0.1.1.23_patched/configure.in
--- tor-0.1.1.23/configure.in	2006-07-30 06:40:28.000000000 +0200
+++ tor-0.1.1.23_patched/configure.in	2006-09-04 22:18:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -169,38 +169,6 @@
   fi
 fi
 
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether we need extra options to link libevent],
-               ac_cv_libevent_linker_option, [
-    saved_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
-    le_runs=no
-    linked_with=nothing
-    for le_extra in "" "-Wl,-R$le_libdir" "-R$le_libdir" ; do
-      LDFLAGS="$le_extra $saved_LDFLAGS"
-      AC_TRY_RUN([void *event_init(void);
-                int main(int c, char **v) {
-                   event_init(); return 0;
-                }],
-                libevent_runs=yes, libevent_runs=no)
-      if test $libevent_runs = yes ; then
-        if test -z "$le_extra" ; then
-          ac_cv_libevent_linker_option='(none)'
-        else
-          ac_cv_libevent_linker_option=$le_extra
-        fi
-        le_runs=yes
-        break
-      fi
-    done
-    if test $le_runs = no ; then
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([Found linkable libevent in $ac_cv_libevent_dir, but it doesn't run, even with -R.  Maybe specify another using --with-libevent-dir?])
-    fi
-    LDFLAGS="$saved_LDFLAGS"
-])
-
-if test $ac_cv_libevent_linker_option != '(none)' ; then
-   LDFLAGS="$ac_cv_libevent_linker_option $LDFLAGS"
-fi
-
 dnl ------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Where do you live, openssl?  And how do we call you?
 
@@ -266,66 +234,6 @@
   fi
 fi
 
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether we need extra options to link OpenSSL],
-               ac_cv_openssl_linker_option, [
-    saved_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
-    ssl_runs=no
-    linked_with=nothing
-    for ssl_extra in "" "-Wl,-R$ssl_libdir" "-R$ssl_libdir" ; do
-      LDFLAGS="$ssl_extra $saved_LDFLAGS"
-      AC_TRY_RUN([
-#include <string.h>
-#include <openssl/rand.h>
-int main(void)
-{
-        char a[2048];
-        memset(a, 0, sizeof(a));
-        RAND_add(a, sizeof(a), sizeof(a));
-        return(RAND_status() <= 0);
-}
-                        ],
-                openssl_runs=yes, openssl_runs=no)
-      if test $openssl_runs = yes ; then
-        if test "$linked_with" = nothing; then
-           linked_with="$ssl_extra"
-        fi
-        AC_TRY_RUN([
-#include <openssl/opensslv.h>
-#include <openssl/crypto.h>
-int main(void) {
-return (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER == SSLeay()) == 0;
-}],
-        right_version=yes, right_version=no)
-        if test "$right_version" = yes; then
-          if test -z "$ssl_extra" ; then
-            ac_cv_openssl_linker_option='(none)'
-          else
-            ac_cv_openssl_linker_option=$ssl_extra
-          fi
-          ssl_runs=yes
-          break
-        fi
-     fi
-    done
-    if test $ssl_runs = no ; then
-      if test "$linked_with" = 'nothing' ; then
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([Found linkable OpenSSL in $ac_cv_openssl_dir, but it doesn't run, even with -R.  Maybe specify another using --with-ssl-dir?])
-      else
-        if test -z "$linked_with" ; then
-            ac_cv_openssl_linker_option='(none)'
-        else
-            ac_cv_openssl_linker_option=$linked_with
-        fi
-        AC_MSG_WARN([I managed to make OpenSSL link and run, but I couldn't make it link against the same version I found header files for.])
-      fi
-    fi
-    LDFLAGS="$saved_LDFLAGS"
-])
-
-if test "$ac_cv_openssl_linker_option" != '(none)' ; then
-   LDFLAGS="$ac_cv_openssl_linker_option $LDFLAGS"
-fi
-
 dnl Make sure to enable support for large off_t if avalable.
 
 AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
@@ -377,16 +285,6 @@
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(__int64)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(void *)
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(time_t)
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether time_t is signed], tor_cv_time_t_signed, [
-AC_TRY_RUN([
-int main(int c, char**v) { if (((time_t)-1)<0) return 1; else return 0; }],
-  tor_cv_time_t_signed=no, tor_cv_time_t_signed=yes)
-])
-
-if test $tor_cv_time_t_signed = yes; then
-  AC_DEFINE([TIME_T_IS_SIGNED], 1,
-            [Define to 1 iff time_t is signed])
-fi
 
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(socklen_t, , [AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT()
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_SOCKET_H