diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d897f6db..98e5a0f4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+1999-01-20  Alexandre Oliva  <oliva@dcc.unicamp.br>
+
+	* THANKS: Added Steven Schultz
+
+1999-01-20  Steven M. Schultz <sms@wlv.iipo.gtegsc.com>
+
+	* ltconfig.in (bsdi4*, check_shared_deplibs_method): file_magic
+	(bsdi4*, sys_lib_search_path): add /shlib and other dirs
+
 1999-01-20  Alexandre Oliva  <oliva@dcc.unicamp.br>
 
 	* cdemo/main.c (main): use K&R definition syntax
diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index 620aeebb..302e509d 100644
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Raffaele Sena <raff@aromatic.com>
 Ron O'Hara <rono@sentuny.com.au>
 Sebastian Wilhelmi <wilhelmi@ira.uka.de>
 Stephan Kulow <coolo@kde.org>
+Steven M. Schultz <sms@wlv.iipo.gtegsc.com>
 Thomas Esser <te@informatik.uni-hannover.de>
 Todd Vierling <tv@pobox.com>
 Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com>
diff --git a/ltconfig.in b/ltconfig.in
index cb270bc0..99c8299d 100755
--- a/ltconfig.in
+++ b/ltconfig.in
@@ -1650,6 +1650,8 @@ bsdi4*)
   soname_spec='${libname}.so'
   finish_cmds='PATH="$PATH:/sbin" ldconfig $libdir'
   shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+  check_shared_deplibs_method='file_magic ELF 32-bit LSB shared object'
+  sys_lib_search_path="/shlib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib `echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH | sed -e 's/:/ /g'`"
   ;;
 
 cygwin32* | mingw32*)