diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 814f81d..bab4cc9 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <DPS/dpsNXargs.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_DPS_DPSNXARGS_H
 
+/* Define if you have FcPatternCreate */
+#undef HAVE_FC
+
 /* Define if you have the glx library */
 #undef HAVE_GLX
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ba33bfe..413383b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ esac
 # Don't blindly perform a `cd "$ac_dir"/$ac_foo && pwd` since $ac_foo can be
 # absolute.
 ac_abs_builddir=`cd "$ac_dir" && cd $ac_builddir && pwd`
-ac_abs_top_builddir=`cd "$ac_dir" && cd $ac_top_builddir && pwd`
+ac_abs_top_builddir=`cd "$ac_dir" && cd ${ac_top_builddir}. && pwd`
 ac_abs_srcdir=`cd "$ac_dir" && cd $ac_srcdir && pwd`
 ac_abs_top_srcdir=`cd "$ac_dir" && cd $ac_top_srcdir && pwd`
 
@@ -2037,6 +2037,8 @@ build_cpu=`echo $ac_cv_build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
 build_vendor=`echo $ac_cv_build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 build_os=`echo $ac_cv_build | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 
+test -z "$build_alias" &&
+  build_alias=$ac_cv_build
 
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking host system type" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking host system type... $ECHO_C" >&6
@@ -2059,6 +2061,8 @@ host_cpu=`echo $ac_cv_host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\1/'`
 host_vendor=`echo $ac_cv_host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\2/'`
 host_os=`echo $ac_cv_host | sed 's/^\([^-]*\)-\([^-]*\)-\(.*\)$/\3/'`
 
+test -z "$host_alias" &&
+  host_alias=$ac_cv_host
 
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking target system type" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking target system type... $ECHO_C" >&6
@@ -2088,6 +2092,9 @@ test -n "$target_alias" &&
   test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
     NONENONEs,x,x, &&
   program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+test -z "$target_alias" &&
+  target_alias=$ac_cv_target
+
 
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 # The following is so that headers and custom libraries
@@ -4446,6 +4453,178 @@ fi
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 #define HAVE_UTF8 1
+_ACEOF
+
+  fi
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for FcPatternCreate in -lfontconfig" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for FcPatternCreate in -lfontconfig... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${ac_cv_lib_fontconfig_FcPatternCreate+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lfontconfig  $LIBS"
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+
+/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+char FcPatternCreate ();
+#ifdef F77_DUMMY_MAIN
+#  ifdef __cplusplus
+     extern "C"
+#  endif
+   int F77_DUMMY_MAIN() { return 1; }
+#endif
+int
+main ()
+{
+FcPatternCreate ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_link) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_cv_lib_fontconfig_FcPatternCreate=yes
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+ac_cv_lib_fontconfig_FcPatternCreate=no
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_fontconfig_FcPatternCreate" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_fontconfig_FcPatternCreate" >&6
+if test $ac_cv_lib_fontconfig_FcPatternCreate = yes; then
+  have_fc=yes
+else
+  have_fc=no
+fi
+
+  if test "${ac_cv_header_fontconfig_fontconfig_h+set}" = set; then
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for fontconfig/fontconfig.h" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for fontconfig/fontconfig.h... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${ac_cv_header_fontconfig_fontconfig_h+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+fi
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_header_fontconfig_fontconfig_h" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_header_fontconfig_fontconfig_h" >&6
+else
+  # Is the header compilable?
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking fontconfig/fontconfig.h usability" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking fontconfig/fontconfig.h usability... $ECHO_C" >&6
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+$ac_includes_default
+#include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+         { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  ac_header_compiler=yes
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+ac_header_compiler=no
+fi
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_header_compiler" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_header_compiler" >&6
+
+# Is the header present?
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking fontconfig/fontconfig.h presence" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking fontconfig/fontconfig.h presence... $ECHO_C" >&6
+cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+#line $LINENO "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+#include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
+_ACEOF
+if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext\"") >&5
+  (eval $ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext) 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  egrep -v '^ *\+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } >/dev/null; then
+  if test -s conftest.err; then
+    ac_cpp_err=$ac_c_preproc_warn_flag
+  else
+    ac_cpp_err=
+  fi
+else
+  ac_cpp_err=yes
+fi
+if test -z "$ac_cpp_err"; then
+  ac_header_preproc=yes
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+  ac_header_preproc=no
+fi
+rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_ext
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_header_preproc" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_header_preproc" >&6
+
+# So?  What about this header?
+case $ac_header_compiler:$ac_header_preproc in
+  yes:no )
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: fontconfig/fontconfig.h: accepted by the compiler, rejected by the preprocessor!" >&5
+echo "$as_me: WARNING: fontconfig/fontconfig.h: accepted by the compiler, rejected by the preprocessor!" >&2;}
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: fontconfig/fontconfig.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&5
+echo "$as_me: WARNING: fontconfig/fontconfig.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;};;
+  no:yes )
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: fontconfig/fontconfig.h: present but cannot be compiled" >&5
+echo "$as_me: WARNING: fontconfig/fontconfig.h: present but cannot be compiled" >&2;}
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: fontconfig/fontconfig.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?" >&5
+echo "$as_me: WARNING: fontconfig/fontconfig.h: check for missing prerequisite headers?" >&2;}
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: fontconfig/fontconfig.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&5
+echo "$as_me: WARNING: fontconfig/fontconfig.h: proceeding with the preprocessor's result" >&2;};;
+esac
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for fontconfig/fontconfig.h" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for fontconfig/fontconfig.h... $ECHO_C" >&6
+if test "${ac_cv_header_fontconfig_fontconfig_h+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  ac_cv_header_fontconfig_fontconfig_h=$ac_header_preproc
+fi
+echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_header_fontconfig_fontconfig_h" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_header_fontconfig_fontconfig_h" >&6
+
+fi
+
+
+  if test "$have_fc" = yes -a "$ac_cv_header_fontconfig_fontconfig_h" = yes; then
+    GRAPHIC_LIBS="${GRAPHIC_LIBS} -lfontconfig"
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_FC 1
 _ACEOF
 
   fi
@@ -6580,7 +6759,7 @@ esac
 # Don't blindly perform a `cd "$ac_dir"/$ac_foo && pwd` since $ac_foo can be
 # absolute.
 ac_abs_builddir=`cd "$ac_dir" && cd $ac_builddir && pwd`
-ac_abs_top_builddir=`cd "$ac_dir" && cd $ac_top_builddir && pwd`
+ac_abs_top_builddir=`cd "$ac_dir" && cd ${ac_top_builddir}. && pwd`
 ac_abs_srcdir=`cd "$ac_dir" && cd $ac_srcdir && pwd`
 ac_abs_top_srcdir=`cd "$ac_dir" && cd $ac_top_srcdir && pwd`