dnl Checks for libraries.
AC_CHECK_FUNC(acos, , AC_CHECK_LIB(m, acos))
+dnl Use libiconv if we have one but fall back to libc otherwhise
+AC_CHECK_LIB(iconv, iconv_open, , [
+ AC_CHECK_FUNC(iconv_open,,)
+ ])
dnl add pic flag in any case this makes sure all our code is relocatable
eval `./libtool --config | grep pic_flag`