Index: mysql-5.1.40/configure.in
===================================================================
--- mysql-5.1.40.orig/configure.in
+++ mysql-5.1.40/configure.in
@@ -226,8 +226,6 @@ else
   AC_PATH_PROG(AS, as, as)
 fi
 
-# Still need ranlib for readline; local static use only so no libtool.
-AC_PROG_RANLIB
 # We use libtool
 #AC_LIBTOOL_WIN32_DLL
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
@@ -255,39 +253,7 @@ AC_CHECK_PROGS(YACC, ['bison -y -p MYSQL
 AC_CHECK_PROG(PDFMANUAL, pdftex, manual.pdf)
 AC_CHECK_PROG(DVIS,      tex,    manual.dvi)
 
-#check the return type of sprintf
-AC_MSG_CHECKING("return type of sprintf")
-AC_TRY_RUN([
-  int main()
-    {
-      char* s = "hello";
-      char buf[6];
-      if((int)sprintf(buf, s) == strlen(s))
-	return 0;
-      
-      return -1;
-     }
-   ],
-   [AC_DEFINE(SPRINTF_RETURNS_INT, [1], [POSIX sprintf])
-   AC_MSG_RESULT("int")],
-   [AC_TRY_RUN([
- int main()
-   {
-     char* s = "hello";
-     char buf[6];
-     if((char*)sprintf(buf,s) == buf + strlen(s))
-       return 0;
-     return -1;
-   }           ],
-               [AC_DEFINE(SPRINTF_RETURNS_PTR, [1], [Broken sprintf])
-                AC_MSG_RESULT("ptr")],
-               [AC_DEFINE(SPRINTF_RETURNS_GARBAGE, [1], [Broken sprintf])
-                AC_MSG_RESULT("garbage")]
-   )],
-   # Cross compile, assume POSIX
-   [AC_DEFINE(SPRINTF_RETURNS_INT, [1], [POSIX sprintf])
-    AC_MSG_RESULT("int (we assume)")]
-)
+MYSQL_SPRINTF_RET
 
 AC_PATH_PROG(uname_prog, uname, no)