diff -up ./configure.BAD ./configure
--- ./configure.BAD	2008-08-11 12:03:32.000000000 -0400
+++ ./configure	2008-08-11 12:04:02.000000000 -0400
@@ -4654,8 +4654,8 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
 			LIBMXML="libmxml.so.1.4"
 			DSO="\$(CC)"
-			DSOFLAGS="$DSOFLAGS -Wl,-soname,libmxml.so.1,-rpath,\$(libdir) -shared \$(OPTIM)"
-                        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-rpath,\$(libdir)"
+			DSOFLAGS="$DSOFLAGS -Wl,-soname,libmxml.so.1 -shared \$(OPTIM)"
+                        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
 			;;
 
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