--- configure.ac.orig	2014-11-25 18:18:54.000000000 -0500
+++ configure.ac	2014-11-26 14:57:26.000000000 -0500
@@ -54,15 +54,76 @@
 	;;
 esac
 
-# Check for Xft library
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XFT, xft, [xft_found=yes], [xft_found=no])
-AC_SUBST(XFT_CFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(XFT_LIBS)
-case "$xft_found" in
-yes)
-	AC_DEFINE(XFT,1,[Xft library available])
-	;;
-esac
+dnl # Check for Xft library
+dnl PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XFT, xft, [xft_found=yes], [xft_found=no])
+dnl AC_SUBST(XFT_CFLAGS)
+dnl AC_SUBST(XFT_LIBS)
+dnl case "$xft_found" in
+dnl yes)
+dnl  	AC_DEFINE(XFT,1,[Xft library available])
+dnl  	;;
+dnl esac
+
+
+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
+fi
+#
+
+
 
 # Check for MIT-SHM extension
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XEXT, xext, [xext_found=yes], [xext_found=no])