configure.in:

  Check for crypt() in libc first (bug#16478)

configure.in

@@ -827,9 +827,8 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNC(yp_get_default_domain, ,
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(p2open, , AC_CHECK_LIB(gen, p2open))
 # This may get things to compile even if bind-8 is installed
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(bind, , AC_CHECK_LIB(bind, bind))
-# For crypt() on Linux
-AC_CHECK_LIB(crypt, crypt)
-AC_CHECK_FUNC(crypt, AC_DEFINE([HAVE_CRYPT], [1], [crypt])) 
+# Check if crypt() exists in libc or libcrypt, sets LIBS if needed
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(crypt, crypt, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CRYPT, 1, [crypt]))
 
 # For sem_xxx functions on Solaris 2.6
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(sem_init, , AC_CHECK_LIB(posix4, sem_init))