Build with static libmysqlclient

Hi there I'm trying to move up from php3 to php4 but can't at the moment risk upgrading my mysql. With php3: ./configure --with-mysql=/usr generates MYSQL_LFLAGS=-L/usr/lib/mysql which then does a static link of /usr/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.a, as I require. With php4: ./configure --with-mysql=/usr does not generate the LFLAGS and in consequence attempts a disasterous link against libmysqlclient.so. I suspect that the solution lies in the generation of libtool but I can't follow how on earth this beast gets made and used. How can I hack configure to achieve this result? Preferably I need something that I can make a patch from to include in an rpm spec. TIA *************************************************** John Sutton SCL Computer Services URL http://www.scl.co.uk/ Tel. +44 (0) 1239 621021 ***************************************************