diff -up netcdf-fortran-4.2/configure.postdeps netcdf-fortran-4.2/configure
--- netcdf-fortran-4.2/configure.postdeps	2011-10-03 08:10:43.000000000 -0600
+++ netcdf-fortran-4.2/configure	2012-03-07 12:23:14.387532317 -0700
@@ -14790,10 +14790,11 @@ if { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_linen
     case $p in
 
     -L* | -R* | -l*)
-       # Some compilers place space between "-{L,R}" and the path.
+       # Some compilers place space between "-{L,R,l}" and the path.
        # Remove the space.
        if test $p = "-L" ||
-          test $p = "-R"; then
+          test $p = "-R" ||
+          test $p = "-l"; then
 	 prev=$p
 	 continue
        else