--- configure.orig	2005-06-23 14:48:21.000000000 -0500
+++ configure	2005-06-23 14:49:05.000000000 -0500
@@ -12504,7 +12504,8 @@
                 fi
               fi
             else
-              if test "X$found_a" != "X"; then
+              if test "X$found_a" != "X" -a `uname -o` != "AIX"; then
+                                #On AIX, libs ending in .a are still linked using -Ldir -llib.
                                 LIBINTL="${LIBINTL}${LIBINTL:+ }$found_a"
               else
                                                 LIBINTL="${LIBINTL}${LIBINTL:+ }-L$found_dir -l$name"