--- configure.ac.orig	2014-11-25 22:44:27.000000000 -0500
+++ configure.ac	2014-11-26 15:16:02.000000000 -0500
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 
 # Base set of required pkg-config packages
-XLOGO_DEPS="sm xaw7 xmu xt xext x11"
+dnl jdh
+dnl XLOGO_DEPS="sm xaw7 xmu xt xext x11"
+XLOGO_DEPS="x11 xext xpm ice sm xt xmu xaw7"
+dnl add
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XLOGO, x11 xext xpm ice sm xt xmu xaw7)
 
 # Use render & xft2 to draw logo?
 
@@ -54,6 +58,67 @@
 	AC_DEFINE(XRENDER, 1, [Define to 1 to use Xrender & Xft2 to draw logo])
 fi
 
+dnl jdh
+dnl added
+#
+# freetype2 autoconf
+#
+LIBFREETYPE2="freetype2 >= 10.0"
+AC_ARG_WITH(freetype2, 
+  AC_HELP_STRING([--with-freetype2],
+  [Use freetype2 for xft (default YES for xft)]),
+  [USE_FREETYPE2="$withval"],
+  PKG_CHECK_EXISTS(freetype2, [USE_FREETYPE2="yes"], [USE_FREETYPE2="no"]))
+if test "x$USE_FREETYPE2" = "xyes" ; then
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES([FREETYPE2], [$LIBFREETYPE2], [HAVE_FREETYPE2="yes"], [HAVE_FREETYPE2="no"])
+  if test "x$HAVE_FREETYPE2" = xyes ; then
+    AC_DEFINE(FREETYPE2, 1, [Support freetyp2])
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FREETYPE2, 1, [Support freetyp2])
+    AC_DEFINE([USE_FREETYPE2], 1, [Define to 1 to use freetype2 for text])
+    REQUIRED_MODULES="$REQUIRED_MODULES $LIBFREETYPE2"
+    REQUIRED_LIBS="$REQUIRED_LIBS $LIBFREETYPE2"
+  fi
+fi
+if ! test "x$HAVE_LIBFREETYPE2" = xyes ; then
+  unset FREETYPE2 HAVE_LIBFREETYPE2
+fi
+#
+# Xft autoconf ; for using such fonts on greeter screen
+#
+LIBXFT="xft >= 1.0"
+AC_ARG_WITH(xft,
+  AC_HELP_STRING([--with-xft],
+  [Use Xft to draw text (default is YES if installed)]),
+  [USE_XFT="$withval"],
+  PKG_CHECK_EXISTS(xft, [USE_XFT="yes"], [USE_XFT="no"])
+)
+if test "x$USE_XFT" = "xyes" ; then
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES([XFT], [$LIBXFT], [HAVE_XFT="yes"], [HAVE_XFT="no"])
+  if test "x$HAVE_XFT" = xyes ; then
+    AC_DEFINE(XFT, 1, [Support Xft])
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XFT, 1, [Support Xft])
+    AC_DEFINE([USE_XFT], 1, [Define to 1 to use Xft for text ])
+    REQUIRED_MODULES="$REQUIRED_MODULES $LIBXFT $LIBFREETYPE2"
+    REQUIRED_LIBS="$REQUIRED_LIBS $LIBXFT $LIBFREETYPE2"
+    XFT_CFLAGS="$XFT_CFLAGS $FREETYPE2_CFLAGS"
+    XFT_LIBS="$XFT_LIBS $FREETYPE2_LIBS"
+  fi
+fi
+if ! test "x$HAVE_XFT" = xyes ; then
+  unset XFT HAVE_XFT
+fi
+dnl incl freetype2 into xft since app knows of that or REQ but not of freetype2
+dnl bug: many pkg .h use #if(def) IDENT not HAVE_IDENT, "no" is bad, undef var
+dnl Xft depends on freetype
+if ! test c"$HAVE_XFT" = c"yes" && ! test c"$HAVE_XFT" = c"yes" ; then
+  unset XFT HAVE_XFT
+  unset FREETYPE2 HAVE_FREETYPE2
+else
+  XLOGO_CFLAGS="$XLOGO_CFLAGS $XFT_CFLAGS"
+  XLOGO_LIBS="$XLOGO_LIBS $XFT_LIBS"
+fi
+#
+
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XLOGO, $XLOGO_DEPS)
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(APPDEFS, xt)