--- configure.ac.orig	2023-08-15 17:29:26.000000000 -0700
+++ configure.ac	2024-01-02 18:30:11.205776000 -0800
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@
     tgetent((char *)0, (char *)0);
 ],,
 olibs="$LIBS"
-LIBS="-lcurses $olibs"
+LIBS="-lcurses $olibs"; CC="$CC -I/usr/local/include"
 AC_CHECKING(libcurses)
 AC_TRY_LINK([
     #include <curses.h>
@@ -756,19 +756,6 @@
 fi
 fi
 
-if test "$cross_compiling" = no ; then
-AC_CHECKING(for SVR4 ptys)
-sysvr4ptys=
-if test -c /dev/ptmx ; then
-AC_TRY_LINK([
-    #include <stdlib.h>
-], [
-    ptsname(0);grantpt(0);unlockpt(0);
-],[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SVR4_PTYS)
-sysvr4ptys=1])
-fi
-fi
-
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getpt)
 
 dnl check for openpty()
@@ -900,11 +887,11 @@
 dnl
 dnl    ****  utmp handling  ****
 dnl
-AC_CHECKING(getutent)
+AC_CHECKING(getutxent)
 AC_TRY_LINK([
     #include <time.h> /* to get time_t on SCO */
     #include <sys/types.h>
-#if defined(SVR4) && !defined(DGUX)
+#if defined(SVR4) && !defined(DGUX) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
     #include <utmpx.h>
 #define utmp utmpx
 #else
@@ -917,11 +904,11 @@
 [int x = DEAD_PROCESS; pututline((struct utmp *)0); getutent();], AC_DEFINE(GETUTENT),
 olibs="$LIBS"
 LIBS="$LIBS -lgen"
-AC_CHECKING(getutent with -lgen)
+AC_CHECKING(getutxent with -lgen)
 AC_TRY_LINK([
     #include <time.h>
     #include <sys/types.h>
-#if defined(SVR4) && !defined(DGUX)
+#if defined(SVR4) && !defined(DGUX) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
     #include <utmpx.h>
 #define utmp utmpx
 #else
@@ -931,13 +918,13 @@
 #define pututline _pututline
 #endif
 ],
-[int x = DEAD_PROCESS; pututline((struct utmp *)0); getutent();], AC_DEFINE(GETUTENT), LIBS="$olibs")
+[int x = DEAD_PROCESS; pututxline((struct utmp *)0); getutxent();], AC_DEFINE(GETUTENT), LIBS="$olibs")
 )
 AC_CHECKING(ut_host)
 AC_TRY_COMPILE([
 #include <time.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#if defined(SVR4) && !defined(DGUX)
+#if defined(SVR4) && !defined(DGUX) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
 #include <utmpx.h>
 #define utmp utmpx
 #else