https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2218879&group_id=605&atid=300605

=== modified file 'Makefile.in'
--- Makefile.in	2008-12-08 18:10:53 +0000
+++ Makefile.in	2008-12-08 18:14:38 +0000
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 
 LDFLAGS=        @LDFLAGS@ @LIBS@
 LIBOBJS=        @LIBOBJS@
+MAALIB=		@MAALIB@
 EXES=	 	dict dictd dictzip dictfmt
 
 all: $(EXES) $(LIBRARIES)
@@ -158,12 +159,12 @@
 %: %.o
 	$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ -static \
 		$(filter-out local_regex local_zlib local_libmaa, $^) \
-		$(OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) -lz
+		$(OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) $(MAALIB) -lz
 
 dictd: dictd.o
 	$(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC --mode=link $(CC) -o $@ -static \
 		$(filter-out local_regex local_zlib local_libmaa, $^) \
-		$(DBILIB) $(OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) -lz
+		$(DBILIB) $(OBJS) $(LDFLAGS) $(MAALIB) -lz
 
 include $(srcdir)/deps
 

=== modified file 'configure.in'
--- configure.in	2008-12-08 18:10:53 +0000
+++ configure.in	2008-12-08 18:08:55 +0000
@@ -143,26 +143,8 @@
 echo .
 echo Checking for libraries
 
-if test "$local_libmaa" = 0; then
-   AC_CHECK_LIB(maa,maa_shutdown,XLDFLAGS="$XLDFLAGS -lmaa",
+AC_CHECK_LIB(maa,maa_shutdown,MAALIB="-lmaa",
 	[AC_MSG_ERROR([Libmaa not found])])
-fi
-
-if test "$local_libmaa" = 1; then
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING(for libmaa in local source tree)
-    if test -d libmaa; then
-        XLDFLAGS="$XLDFLAGS -Llibmaa -lmaa"
-        XCPPFLAGS="$XCPPFLAGS -Ilibmaa"
-
-        AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(libmaa)
-
-        allsubdirs="$allsubdirs libmaa"
-        AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-    else
-        AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([Libmaa not found, cannot continue])
-    fi
-fi
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(Judy, JudySLNext, [JUDYLIB=-lJudy])
 AC_CHECK_LIB(dbi,  dbi_shutdown, [DBILIB=-ldbi])
@@ -316,6 +298,7 @@
 AC_SUBST(JUDYLIB)
 AC_SUBST(DBILIB)
 AC_SUBST(LIBTOOL)
+AC_SUBST(MAALIB)
 
 AC_SUBST(SYSCONFDIR)
 AC_SUBST(BINDIR)